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IDK WHAT TO PUT HERE HONESTLY

This fanfic as of now contains Luffy x reader, Sanji x reader, Zoro x reader, and a little law x reader. But overall I will focus on the MONSTER TRIO AYEE. baddie alertttt

DISCLAIMER- This fanfic is kinda the reader or you being a straw hat. It takes place at the beginning of Dressrosa and so on. We are in the early stages, but we shall see how far this goes. THIS IS SO SLOW PACED. DO NOT EXPECT MUCH. I wanted this to just fill my delusions of being a Straw Hat. We all dreamed it at one point like let's be real, that's why we are on this app. Anyways, it's fun I suppose. I hope you enjoy and give it a read

I also hate going off the anime plot line. If it's a one shot I'll run off that plot line all day, any day. I've made two other one-shots you can go check out or whatever. BUT for this specific fanfic, I like to stay on the plot line. I try to add like flirty interactions and all. YK so it feels more realistic. Once again, we are aiming to feel like we are IN THIS STORRYYY. I just hope this story allows everybody to go into their fantasy land while reading

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10 -so proud of myself for somehow making 10 parts hehe.

Part 11

!!!WANO SPOILERS!!!

Masterlist Pt.11

Word count- 15.7k YIKES

A/N- I know i havent posted in awhile sorry about that. This one is long because I've been slacking so heavily. I was gonna split this so it would only be 10k words but here we are. I love Otama guys shes so adorable so yes there is much of the reader being caring to the kid. So far im about halfway through Wano and I've been enjoying it

Straw Hat reader. Strawhats x reader, Sanji x reader, Luffy x reader, Zoro x reader, some law x reader toward the end.

!!!Sorry for any grammar errors!!!

Outfit change

 Letting out a huff, you drop your arms, pulling the thin, long sleeve over your head. Hearing Sanji's muffled voice on the other side of the door to the women’s quarters. You figured the crew had all woken up.

 The room was empty as Carrot and Nami had already headed out to the deck. Laughing by yourself upon hearing the cook scolding someone on the other side of the door

 Listening as you take one last glance in the mirror before heading toward the door. Your crewmates' voices becoming clear as you exited the room. 

 Sanji seeming to be getting upset with Luffy and Chopper about something. Nami nearby seemed to be calming them down

“You actually brought him?” You call out, walking over to the girl standing next to Zeus. The cloud seemed to be staying in the girls' weapon.

“You’re up!” Nami greets over her shoulder sending you a smile

“Zues is now my humble servant!” She says in a matter of fact tone. Smiling, you nod alongside the girl as sparkles take over her eyes

“Sounds nice” You hum, grinning at the cute cloud. 

“Guys! I got the newspaper!” Carrot's voice shouts from the crows nest

“Is there anything about us crashing the wedding?” Nami questions, making Carrot open up the rolled up paper. Seeing her eyes widen over the edge of the paper.

“Luffy is on the front page!” Carrot gasp

“What about Jinbei? Does it say anything about him escaping?” Luffy asks next as Carrot hops down from the crow’s nest

“Hmm, I don't see anything. It says Luffy, Sanji, Y/N, Jinbei, and Bege attempted to assassinate Big Mom, and you-teia were the mastermind.” Carrot reads off the paper. A gasp leaves you upon hearing your name

“Mastermind?” Nami murmurs, questioning how they thought Luffy was behind it all. 

 Two brown sheets fall out from between the newspaper. Quickly kneeling, you pick up the posters.

“300,000,000! I hardly did anything!” You whine, staring at the bounty on your head. 

 Your bounty quickly jumped from two hundred thousand to the next. Curling over into a ball, you internally question your morals. Knees hitting against the grassy deck 

“You're part of the worst generation, it makes sense for them to want you caught.” Sanji crouches down beside you. Patting your back, trying to calm you.

“That isn’t helping, Sanji.” You whine further, grateful for his attempts. Lifting your head you hand the cook his wanted poster, which had been hidden behind yours.

“My bounty increased to 330 million berries? No way! What’s moss heads sitting at?” Sanji says looking at his photo

“It should be 320 million, so this should set him below you.” Brook informs us as Sanji throws his arms into the air. Eyes blinded with bliss having first place in whatever imaginary competition they’ve been having.

“HELL YEAH! IN YOUR FACE JACKASS!” Sanji shouts prompting you to shake your head watching from the floor. 

“Real mature.” You mumble

 The cook freezes suddenly. His smile drops quickly. A grunt leaves him as he releases the paper. His knees hit the floor landing right beside you.

Now Sanji seemed to be the one being affected by his poster. Running his hands through his hair he ruffles it around frustrated. 

“What happened?” You question 

“My name.” Sanji grunts, falling backward. As his back hits the grass, you lean over to see his poster now says Vinsmoke instead of Black Leg. 

“My bounty only increased because of my family's reputation,” Sanji mumbles as he sprawls himself out on the floor. Upset with the new realization.

“Sanji, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to raise it in Wano.” You remind him, as he shoots back up

“You’re so smart, my sweet! I’ll make sure my bounty triples that moss head.” Sanji huffs thinking about Zoro. His hand meets yours pulling you off the floor.

 Hearing new sniffles begin, you turn to see your captain now sprawled out on the floor. Shoulders shaking 

“Luffy?” You call, walking over seeing tears streaming down his face. 

“What’s wrong Luffy!” Chopper rushes over confused on why the boy was on the floor.

“Are you feeling okay?” Nami questions as the crew surrounds the captain.

“Just look. My bounty’s gone down. You see, it’s 150 million” Luffy sniffles sitting up, lifting the poster. 

“Huh? That can’t be right. Let me see.” You say taking the paper from your captains hands.

“If it dropped that does mean not as many people will be after us though.” Sanji mentions

“Yeah, think of it as a good thing!” Nami nods, agreeing just to be happy not to be in danger. 

“Luffy, this doesn’t say 150 million. This says 1.5 billion!” You gasp, hands gripping the paper as you stare at the large number displayed right under your captain’s smiling face. The crew lets out loud shrieks that could probably be heard across the Grand Line.

“Why me!” Nami cries falling to her knees in defeat

“This is horrible for most! But also super impressive, Luffy!” You laugh hugging onto Luffy. Slightly fearful about the large target now on the crew.

  Seeing his high bounty made you slightly emotional, feeling a sense of pride in the boy.

Feeling his body shakes as he laughs realizing his mistake. Chopper and Carrot join in celebrating the accomplishment. 

 Pulling away from the boy Chopper drags Luffy away wanting to redress his bandages.

 You and Carrot find your way over to Nami sitting on the bench wrapping around the main mast. Plopping down beside the girl as she reads the paper. 

“Hey Nami, does it say anything about Sabo there?” Luffy asks as Chopper changes his bandages

“Hm, let me check.” Nami hums

“I think your whole family should studied.” You grin toward your captain sitting still for Chopper.

“Why?” Luffy questions head tilting confused.

“Well, everyone in it seems to be unnaturally strong. You never thought it was weird?” You question 

“Huh. Guess I've never thought about it.” Luffy hums staring up at the sky, his mind was clearly starting to do some form of thinking now that you mentioned it.

“Luffy does have the will of D. Doesn't he?” Carrot hums from the other side of Nami.

“That could be why” Nami says looking up from the newspaper “Sorry Luffy there isn’t anything beside The Revolutionary Army’s base that has been found and destroyed.” Nami reads off the newspaper.

 Seeing the look on your captain's face change. You walk over patting his head.

“I only talked to him a bit back in Dressrosa, but he’s just like you. Everybody can see how strong he is.” You reassure your captain as you pass Luffy and Chopper. Heading up the stairs toward the kitchen

“Thanks, Y/N!” Luffy chimes sending you a wave over his shoulder and his normal bright smile. Waving back toward the boy, you open the door to the kitchen.

 Sanji stands by the counter, knife in hand cutting vegetables up for dinner. He stops upon hearing the door open. Meeting his gaze you smile, greeting the cook

“Miss me?” You tease shutting the door behind you

“Always.” Sanji hums softly as you walk further into the kitchen 

“Here to help?” He questions looking toward you.

“Mhm!” You nod, steeping closer as your hands reach up to tie your hair back. (Or not if your hair is short or if you just don't want to. I love yall)

Another outfit change lol

 It was a brand new day and like the others you peer over Nami's shoulder. Standing on the upper deck behind the figurehead. Luffy sits on top of Sunny eating a rice ball.

“Luffy, it says the reverie is kicking off today!” Nami chimes looking up from the newspaper. Luffy lets out a hum still facing out toward the open seas

“It seems they are excited about the Ryugu Kingdom being in attendance. Shirahoshi is there as well!” You grin looking up from the paper meeting your captains smile

“She’s getting tougher. I'm proud of her!” Luffy smiles over his shoulder before turning back to the ocean.

“It seems they want to relocate Fishman Island to the surface. It seems their dreams are coming true!” Nami announces as she flips the page. An image of Vivi takes up the column. The faint coloring showed her pink dress and blue hair

 Smiling at the photo of the girl, when your vision is suddenly blocked by blonde hair.

Your eyebrow’s furrow together seeing Sanji up in the newspaper. Peaking over the other side of Nami’s shoulder

“Vivi, my sweet! You're even more beautiful than I remember! I just want to smooch ya!” Sanji exclaims practically drooling at the picture. Leaning down to kiss her picture. You feel your jaw almost hit the floor at his actions. 

“What’s that? You want anoth-!” Sanji continues as your hand meets the side of his face pushing him away from across Nami

“Gross, Sanji.” You groan sending a glare to the cook 

“You must want a smooch too! I have plenty to go around! Come here!” Sanji teases puckering up his lips, stretching his arms in your direction. Causing you to swat away his hands as he leans over the navigator.

“KNOCK IT OFF!” She shouts, punching Sanji leaving him helpless on the floor. 

 Taking a seat beside Luffy and Chopper as Nami lays the newspaper flat on the deck for all of us to see. 

“Look at her!” You smile down at the picture of the younger girl from back in Alabasta.

“Look at all those bodyguards!” Choppers points out as Nami flips the page

“Sanji, look! It’s Viola!” You point at the picture of the brunette woman. Sanji shoots up, puckers his lips leaning close to the photo recovering from the beating Nami gave him.

“Quit it!” You hiss covering the cooks mouth pushing him back to sit down like the rest of the crew.

 Flipping through the pages you see more familiar faces, like Chopper’s mentor. Causing the reindeer to end up in tears

“It’s doctrine!" Chopper shouts, snatching the paper.

 Running off to find scissors to cut out the picture of the woman. Smiling you stand, walking over to Luffy and Brook

“It seems everyone is together at the reverie.” You comment nearing the guys.

“I know! Once we are done sailing around the world, let’s go see them all!” Luffy suggest

“That sounds like a novel idea to me.” Brook hums in agreement

“You both make it sound so easy.” You sigh, troubled with the amount of challenges that come along the way with sailing around the world.

“We’re pirates, it's what we do!” Luffy grins leaning in your direction, making you smile slightly

“Guess you’re right. Hey, did you ever test out the transponder snail?” You continue after a moment

“Huh, I forgot. Let’s see!” Luffy answers, pulling out the transponder snail from his pocket.

“This is Luffy! Is anyone there?” Your captain shouts into the snail. The eyes remained close, nothing happening.

“Hmm nothing.” Brook says

“Forget it. Let’s go” Luffy shrugs it off

“You sure? Our plan was to contact Kin’emon once we reach the Land of Wano” Sanji joins in

“No biggie! Let’s just wing it! It’ll all work out!” Luffy continues

“That’s fine, let’s try to be extra careful. Wano is technically lawless who knows what it’s like.” You point out.

“Sounds good! Go man the helm for me Brook!” Luffy instructs

“Hang on, Luffy.” Nami calls out as the wind noticeably picks up

“What’s wrong now?” Luffy asks

“The wind just got stronger.” You state turning to face toward the front of the ship.

 The wind increases as a large storm cloud begins to form right above where you were headed. The cold breeze makes you cross your arms over your chest, seeking warmth. The waves suddenly get more violent 

“I’ve never seen waves like this before. But I think this is the sea around Wano.” Nami informs us. Luffy lets out a giggle sitting back upon the figurehead.

“Do you guys notice how the wind keeps getting stronger the closer we get? And the waves only grow taller.” Brook murmurs the fear in his voice evident 

“Kin’emon did mention Wano wasn’t easy to reach.” You comment as the group hums in understanding

“Let me think this over, there has to be a safer way.” Nami puts her hand under her chin trying to come up with an idea.

 Glancing around the deck, everybody suddenly lock onto an octopus on board. The rather large octopus sat behind us staring. It lifts its tentacle tapping its mouth, letting a drum-like sound echo as it lets out a shout.  

The groups lets out audible gasp backing away from the animal

“What’s that thing?” Nami grunts

“It’s an octopus!” Luffy shouts

“Has it been here this whole time!” You mutter as the crew examines the octopus

“The water is pulling us in!” Sanji points out as we get dragged further into the rushing currents.

“C’mon Sunny! Let’s go to Wano!” Luffy smiles, throwing his hands in the air. 

 The ship tilts, making you grab hold of the railing. The boat rocking back and forth in the windy sea. Face getting misted with the water that crashes against the Sunny’s sides.

 Hearing the drum like noise coming from the Octopus. Carrot points out something large in the water swimming beside the boat. You freeze watching the shadow lurk below the surface. Grippinp tightly onto the railing.

Nami and Chopper run over, joining you by the railing looking down at the ocean

“It’s huge!” Chopper shrieks

“It’s gonna get us!” Carrots cries as the shadow grows larger as it bursts through the water. 

 Sending the water splashing in your direction. Blocking the splash with your arm quickly.

When you drop your arm, large scales take up your vision. A large fish leaping from the water. Quickly diving back in as others appear around the ship, swimming along the Sunny.

“Koi fish?!” Nami gasp

“I didn’t think they got this big.” You mutter in disbelief seeing the large fish become more clear in the water.

 As the octopus continues to tap its mouth some more, prompting the Koi begin to jump out the water. Surrounding the Sunny as they leap through the air.

“Is he doing this?!” You yelp point at the octopus

“Maybe?!” Sanji replies from across the deck 

 Luffy on the other hand takes off wrapping his arms at the right time around one of the fish catching a ride. The crew deciding its best to let the water carry us, as we get soaked from the violent weather. 

As the river settles we reach a waterfall that pours down from a tall mountain.

“There must be a massive source of freshwater at the top of the waterfall. That’s why the Koi fish can survive. You think that can be Wano up there?” Nami says as we sit at the bottom of the waterfall

“If it is, how would we get up there?” You reply, earning shrugs from your crewmates. 

 Then the octopus lets out another call, hitting his mouth. The drum noise echoes through the tall mountains, as Koi fish start jumping into the waterfall riding the current to the top. The fish easily swimming up the waterfall

“That’s an idea” Sanji grins at the sight 

 Hearing a thud, you turn to see Luffy is back. Standing on top of the figurehead

“I got this!” He chimes, stretching his legs to wrap around the Sunny. 

“You should probably hang on tight!” Luffy order grabbing onto two of the Koi

 With those instructions you tighten your grip around the railing. Feeling the ship begins to tilt upward, practically wrapping your arms around the railing trying not to fall back as the ship is turned vertical. 

 Squeezing your eyes shut trying to focus on holding on as the water falls onto you. The wind produced by the waterfall smacks against your face. You could feel your legs dangling as the Sunny climbed the waterfall

“WE’RE DOIN’ IT!” Your captain shouts as your feet come off the ground.

 Opening your eyes seeing you were now floating in the air above open waters, just like Nami had said.

Screaming as gravity does its job, dropping the ship straight toward the water . The cold water soaks you as the Sunny collides with the water.

 Releasing the railing you let out a deep breath. Water drips from your clothing as you pant, relieved to be alive still.

“You know I'm starting to think Wano isn’t going to be very nice. I’m sick of all this chaos” Nami huffs, as you lift your head from the railing looking out at the island

“So that’s Wano?” You speak up staring at the island that seemed to be made of mountains.

“Yeah, that should be the shore right over there.” Sanji says pointing toward the closest beach. Chopper lets out a small giggle upon seeing the island that none of us had yet reached. 

 Our excited cheers quickly turned into confused hums seeing a large whirlpool forming in the middle of the water.

Nami forces Luffy to let go of the Koi fish, as Brook heads to man the wheel. He turns the ship harshly, causing you to slam into the railing

 Grunting at the impact to your stomach, hands gripped onto the railing again. Leaning slightly over the railing. Eyes locking in on the center of the whirlpool making you let out a yelp.

The Sunny circles around the edge of the whirlpool, the motion slightly making you feel sick at the speed of it all. 

“Would you give me a break! Now we have to deal with this!” Nami yells motioning toward the rapid waters.

“Just hang in there Sunny!” Luffy shouts

“I’m gonna jump us to safety!” Sanji says holding onto Nami, Chopper, Carrot, and Brook. He pauses looking over at you

“Come on, Y/N!” The cook calls out holding a hand out in your direction. Shaking your head you decline the offer

“I’ll stay close to Luffy! Get the others to land!” You reply as Sanji nods

“Okay! Use my belly to bounce, then we’ll see you soon!” Luffy orders inflating his stomach to be a trampoline for the crew. Sanji agrees, jumping onto the rubber, boosting him toward the sky as they take off.

“Alright, you be good Sunny. I promise to find you when it’s safer!” Luffy kneels down patting the figurehead. Standing up as he turns to face you

“Ready?” He smiles

“Yup!” You nod as his left arm stretches wrapping around your torso. 

 Pulling you flush against him. Finding yourself holding on tight to your captain.

Arms around his shoulders, cheeks practically pushed together. Luffy leaps toward the main mast, winding his arm around it. Using it to gain momentum to slingshot toward the island

“Here we go!” Luffy announces as tentacles suddenly appear. 

“The octopus!” You yelp as they wrap around the two of you. Only smashing you closer to the boy.

“What do you want from us!” Luffy shouts as the Octopus lets out another call. His tentacles restrain us as we crash into the cold water. 

 Feeling the tentacles loosen, your eyes begin to drop. With your body growing weaker as you and Luffy sink deeper. Throat burning from the lack of air as your vision fades into darkness

 “Wake up!” Your captain's voice calls causing you to force your eyes open. 

 Luffy stands over you, smiling down at you. The bright blue sky sticks out behind him, clouds slowly passing.

The sound of waves, makes you shoot up quickly from where you lay. Sitting up, knees bent as you stare at the ocean in front of you

“We made it to Wano!” Luffy laughs putting his hands on the back of his head

 Standing up from your place in the sand, realizing you were mostly dry. The two of you must have been out for some time. The Sunny had wound up beached on its side to your right

“I hope everybody made it as well.” You sigh standing beside Luffy looking around

“What happened to us again?” He hums closing his eyes

“That stupid octopus happened.” You grumble crossing your arms remembering the animal trying to drown you two

“Oh yeah!” Luffy smiles before it faded 

“Dumb octopus!” He curses under his breath.

A loud crash comes from the forest at the edge of the beach.

 Both turning toward the treeline. Over the top of the leaves you could see dust clouds forming from the impact of whatever was out there.   

 Another crash makes you flinch as a giant yellow animal comes rolling out of the forest. Howling in pain from being hit as it crashes into the deck of the Sunny.

“What is that!” You yelp taking in the large dog like creature

“It’s a giant dog or a boar! Hey! Whatever you are, you better have not broken our ship!” Luffy answers before yelling at the animal

“Maybe it's both?” You question staring at the beast of an animal.

 Luckily the beast happened to be more focused on another large animal. Growling as it shows its teeth to a large baboon exiting the forest. A sword in hand as the two bark at each other.

“I guess this really is the land of Wano.” Luffy grins upon seeing the sword.

“They’re fighting again.” You murmur watching the large animals roll around wrestling each other

“It’s fine. As long as they stay away from the Sunny.” He pats your shoulder giving you a smile

“Do you still have that Vivre card?” You ask, making Luffy remove his hat in search of the paper.

“Aw no I lost it!” Luffy whines for a moment before staring at the ocean

“Oh well!” He shrugs

“We should try to look around to confirm if this is actually Wano.” You point out as he nods. 

 Turning to head toward the forest, you begin making your way over. Luffy following as you do your best to ignore the large animals fighting only a few feet away.

Suddenly feeling your captains hand against your arm, pushing you to the side. As a gap forms between you two, a bullet flashes by.

Quickly you get into a fighting stance turning in the direction of the attacker. Seeing two men on top of some type of animal you couldn’t exactly tell what it was.

 Luffy doesn’t hesitate to fight back with a wide grin, whipping his body around, stretching his arm. Before swinging his fist toward the two men. Hitting one of them off in the process.

 Taking matters into your own hands, you lift a finger allowing a tall vine to shoot through the sand. Hitting the rider making the animal lose control falling over in the process

“This beach is popular, huh?” Luffy says

“Yeah. Who do you think they are?” You reply

“Dunno. Let’s ask.” Luffy answers with a shrug.

“That’s not how it works.” You reply shaking your head

 The rider on the floor now had a bloody nose from smack to the face by the plant. He peaks out from behind the animal he was riding.

“You stupid baboon you’ve got to do something! Forget that mutt and catch them instead!” The man shouts orders at the animal as it now turns to us instead of the lion dog. 

 The baboon screeches stomping over. Gulping down your nervousness you stare at the towering monkey. You weren't keen on hurting an animal. Watching its arms lift, before stopping upon feeling Luffy using his haki. 

 You could feel the wave that ran over the baboon as it dropped onto its knees. Rubbing the back of its head in understanding. Not wanting to mess with Luffy any longer.

“Huh, that’s interesting to see up close.” You let out a breath feeling your shoulders drop now that you weren’t gonna be crushed by a baboon carrying a sword. 

 The yellow dog-like creature makes its way over, sitting next to it now past the enemy.

“Pretty cool, right?!” Luffy laughs proud of his strength. Hands on his hips with a wide grin

“Mhm.” You nod, returning the smile before hearing the attacker’s voice once more. 

“IT’S JUST TWO MESSLEY PIRATES, YOU FOOL!” He shouts, standing and aiming the gun in our direction.

Turning to face the man, you see a wooden bat slam onto his head. Dropping him to his knees, you gasp as his large frame reveals a small girl behind him.  

 She wore a light green yukata that complimented her purple hair well. The outfit gave you a hint that this might actually be Wano. The man pushes himself to his feet turning to the girl.

“YOU LITTLE PUNK! YOU’RE GONNA DIE  FOR THAT ONE!” He shouts taking off after the girl. Hands almost catching the girl as she screams running.

 Quickly you follow chasing behind the man. No way in hell were you gonna let a grown man put his hands on a child while you were around. Running close behind raising your hand, another vine burst out from beneath the sand. 

 Sand shoots into the air, as your vine wraps around the man's arm. Moving your hand in one circular motion, the plant follows. Whipping around before releasing the guy as he goes flying into the distance, his shouts fading in the process.

“I surrender! I surrender!” The small girl shouts, raising her arms as you near her.

“What are you doing, weirdo?” Luffy questions walking over to stand by your side. Hands on his hips staring at the girl. Eyebrows knitted together

“I surrender! This is the surrender pose.” The young girl continues holding her arms above her head. Her actions make you smile slightly at her innocence. 

“We’re not gonna do anything to you.” You say gently, crouching down to her eye level. Raising your own hands in front of your chest, showing her you meant no harm.

“Really? Do you mean it?” The girl pipes up

“Yeah, of course." Luffy replies from your right, still standing up straight

“Then can I ask you two for a favor? An itty-bitty one? It’s my only chance!” She calls out, running over to close to distance between us

“What is it?” You question as she stops right in front of you two.

“All right! Let’s do it!” She chimes 

“Do what?” Luffy asks, confused as we both watch the girl do a little spin. 

 Making a small circle from her thumb and pointer finger she lifts her hand to her cheek. Watching with confusion as the small girl pulls at her cheek. A small white ball forms falling into her hand. Her small face was perfectly the same like nothing happened to it.

“Here ya go!” She smiles showing us the ball. Both letting out a shocked gasp

“YOU PULLED OFF YOUR CHEEK!” Luffy shouts

“I’ve never seen that type of power before” You utter, leaning closer, staring at the ball that came from the small girl. Confused on what it even did.

 The girl doesn’t answer, turning to the baboon sitting off to the side. Walking up to him she offers the white ball. At first he rejected it, growling at her to scare her off. That didn’t work much for him as the small girl chucks the ball right into his mouth. 

“Now shake.” The girl instructs. And your eyes almost pop out of your head seeing the baboon lift its huge finger into the child's hand. 

“You just tamed that giant ape thing!” Luffy says in shock

“Now he won’t cause trouble for me! I’ve finally made pals with the mountain baboon!” The smaller girl exclaims happily, throwing her hands in the air. Her cheers fill the quiet beach

“So you can tame any animal?” You put the pieces together, watching as your captain leaps onto the baboons head, petting it.

“Uh-huh!” The girl hums making you turn back to her

“What’s your name?” You ask, crouching back down to her height.

“My name is Otama! And that is Komachiyo!” She replies, pointing toward the large yellow animal. Your captain wasted no time hopping down from atop of the Baboon to pet the large dog.

“Otama” You hum her name with a smile

 “I like that name. I’m Y/N, and this is my captain, Luffy.” You continue pointing toward Luffy over your shoulder. Hearing his name he walks over with his signature grin

“It’s really nice to meet ya, Otama!” He voices

“It’s really nice to meet you too!” Otama giggles a small blush on her face. Probably nervous meeting two new people. The small girl was adorable and her kindness only made her cuter.

“So Otama, is this the land of Wano?” You question looking around the smaller beach.

“Yeah! This is the Land of Wano! And this beach is a part of a land called, Kuri! Got it, Big Sis!” Otama confirms

“Great! We weren’t too sure!” Luffy grins 

“Big sis?” You repeat to yourself, still hung up on the nickname Otama gave you so easily. The smaller girl giggles at your reaction

“Yup! You’re my Big Sis, and he’s my Big Bro!” Otama laughs

“When did I become your Big Bro?” Luffy questions

“It just makes sense” Otama replies

“I don’t mind.” You shrug happily at the given name

“Uh whatever, I guess.” Luffy shrugs, not really bothered by the name either. Taking a seat on the sand, crossing his legs. You plop down beside him from your crouched position as Otama does the same.

“So why were those guys coming after you, anyway?” Luffy brings up the men you two defeated. You don’t recall seeing Otama with them on the animal the two guys were riding.

“I was on my way to the market to help with some shopping. Those big men and the baboon spotted me. Komachiyo tried to save me, but they stole everything I had. I got really mad and said something against the law. That’s when they shoved me into some bag” Otama sniffles looking down at her hands in her lap.

“It’s a good thing we were here.” You speak up, making the girls head lift. Her smile returning as she stands

“If it weren’t for you two, I'd still be with those awful jerks! Thanks a lot! I owe you one” Otama replies 

“That’s great! I have a lot of questions you could answer for me.” Luffy stands, offering you his hand. Grabbing it for support as you stand, Luffy’s stomach growls, making you and Otama turn to him.

“I get it! You two are hungry, aren’t ya?!” Otama's smile only gets brighter figuring out how she can repay us. 

“I should be fine. Him not so much.” You side eye Luffy who holds his stomach.

“I know what to do, Big Sis! Come on, follow me, Big Bro!” Otama beams grabbing onto you and Luffy’s hand. Beginning to pull you toward the forest

“Hold up! We need to hide the Sunny!” Luffy mentions making the girl stop, turning around to face us. Her eyes trail over to the ship beached on its side.

“Okay! I have a good hiding place for it!” Otama says

“Seems like we have our own little guide for Wano.” You grin, reaching to pat the girl's head. Her eyes shut the more she smiles. You could feel yourself already growing fond to the kid as your hand pulls away from her.

 After Otama directed us to a mountain by the beach, that had a cave large enough on the side to hide the Sunny. Leaving the ship there, you and Otama ride on Komachiyo through the bamboo forest. The girl sits in front of you

 The tall plants block the hot sun from your face as Luffy rides on Hihimaru, the baboon from the beach. Luffy’s laughter rings through the forest as Hihimaru swings through the bamboo.

“Y’know I met a bunch of pirates and I like the good ones, but there are some bad ones that I don’t like.” Otama exclaims turning to face you

“Mhm, that’s why you gotta be very careful. We are good pirates, so we can protect you.” You grin down at the smaller girl making her let out a small giggle

“I know I’m gonna like you guys because you’re strong and nice!” Otama says through her laughter.

“Oh! We are almost there! Me and my master live all by ourselves. I know that when I grow up I’m gonna be so tough. A real bewitching ninja!” She continues taking a stand. Her hands connect together making some ninja sign

“Bewitching?” Luffy repeats turning back looking at the girls pose

“Yes, bewitching! Just you watch!” Otama replies with a determined look

“I’m sure you will be the most bewitching ninja in the whole world.” You encourage from behind the kid. The words making the girl snap around with a wide grin

“You think?” She asks to get closer. Her big eyes full with hope

“If you want to become one then you will.” You inform the younger girl with a warm smile. Lifting your hand to brush a strand of hair blocking her face that had moved from the wind that came with riding.

“Then I will become a bewitching ninja!” Otama recites her words, a proud smile on her face. Hands on her hips. When she turned around we had already stopped in front of a large tree.

“We made it!” She announces throwing her hands up in celebration. 

 Sliding down the side of Komachiyo your feet find the floor. Turning to face the large animal you raise both your arms, signalling Otama to slide down to you. The girl's laughter brings a smile to your face as she lands in your arms. Your heart is growing warm the more Otama opens up

“Thanks!” She smiles as you place her onto the ground. 

 Her tiny hand wraps around yours and Luffy’s once more guiding you up the tree’s base that made a natural ramp. Guiding you through the door. The shack was slightly run down, but you weren’t gonna complain

“You can sit right there!” She points toward the floor of the center of the room, scurrying off to begin preparing the food.

Plopping down on the wooden floor next to Luffy you can hear him murmuring under his breath.

“It’s kinda stinky and cramped in here.” He mutters with a giggle. Earning a pinch on the arm from you

“Ow, what was that for?” Luffy whines, turning to face your direction. You don’t reply with words, only sending him a glare which he seems to understand

“Would you like some help, Tama?” You pipe up as the smaller girl looks over her shoulder at you. 

“No thanks, Big Sis! You two are my guests!” She smile, as you stand walking over to the girl. Crouching beside her you watch as she blows onto the fire, giving it more strength.

“That’s very kind of you.” You hum a compliment earning another smile. 

“Yeah! And it’s starting to smell really good!” Luffy chimes in, peaking his head over your shoulder. Soon resting his chin on it watching Otama cook from your shoulder

 After only a moment the weight of your captains body leaning against you becomes heavier. Turning to face the boy, his eyes remained closer. His head leans against yours using you to keep himself up right.

“It should be done soon, Luffy.” You murmur, earning a nod and a small mumble of words against your shoulder.

Turning back to the rice Otama was pulling off the fire.

“The rice is done!” Otama announces making Luffy sit up straight. Lifting his head off your shoulder, ready for the food as the girl places a bowl of rice down in front of us.

“This rice is all for me!” Luffy exclaims leaning close to the rice piled up high. Taking the bowl into his hands

“Mhm! But you have to share it with Big Sis too!” Otama states making you smile at her kindness. 

“Thank you for the food, tama.” You say your thanks before reaching over to grab a pair of chopsticks she laid out for you. 

 Picking up some rice as your captain eats away at the pile. You deliver the small grains into your mouth. With your stomach finding relief having something in it now. As you swallow the food you notice Otama sitting quietly watching you both eat.

 Reaching over Luffy, you pick up more rice before leaning forward. Pointing the food toward the girl

“Here, Tama.” You smile offering the girl a bite.

“Nah, I’m okay! Plus a ninja can’t be fast if they have a full belly” She smiles rejecting the offer standing up making hand signs and posing around the room

“And a ninja can’t be strong with an empty stomach either.” You reply, making the small girl freeze at your response. Smiling knowing you won the argument, you continue

“Come on.”You motion to the girl as she walks over taking a seat beside you. Feeding Otama the rice you see the smile grow on her face

“Isn’t it delicious? You did well cooking it.” You compliment, softly laugh at the adorable girl

“Mhm!” She nods, chewing on the small grains. Turning back to Luffy to grab more rice you notice the bowl is empty

“Can I have another!” Luffy chimes showing us the empty bowl

“That’s all I had, so there’s no more rice left.” Otama speaks up, her voice low. Looking at the younger girl you see the sadness in her eyes. A small frown replaced her smile

“Luffy.” You sigh, shaking your head at your captain's greediness this time.

“That’s okay. I was only joking anyway.” Luffy laughs slowly from beside you, before licking the empty bowl.

“Huh?! You’re a bad liar!” Otama shouts at him

“I’m sorry about that, Tama. Luffy just has a bigger stomach than most people.” You apologize, feeling guilty for eating the last of the food.

“Its okay! But I got to run to the potty now!” Otama announces turning to run off.

 As soon as she disappears you quickly land a smack to the back of your captain's head. 

“You should’ve shared with her! She must be hungry too.” You scold Luffy as he lays back with his head resting in his hands

“We can get Sanji to cook her a whole feast! It was nice for her to cook for us!” Luffy says as he rests against the floor beside you. Looking over your shoulder down at him, you nod in agreement

“She seems like a great kid.” You mumble earning a small hum from your captain as you sit in silence waiting for her return. 

 Messing with your hands in your lap the door flies open with force making your head shoot up. Freezing as someone stands in the doorway, the sunlight beaming from behind them made it hard to make out a face

“You don’t belong here! Who are you? And why are you sprawled out on my floor?” The man ask peering down

“I’m sorry, you must be mistaken!” You apologize raising your hands in defense as the man pulls out his katana

“You two ate the rice, didn’t you!” The man pushes for more answers

“We did! Who are you?” Luffy questions

“You imbecile!" He shouts, pulling his sword back to attack. 

Letting out a yelp you throw yourself to the left avoiding the slice. As Luffy attempts to dodge he’s knocked through the wall that was behind us. Flying toward the ground as the man follows him.

“Luffy!” You gasp chasing after the man. Running around to stand in front of him, trying to reason with the man. 

“Sir! Otama cooked us that rice! You’re her master right?!” You hurry to defend your captain

“Why would she cook for you! Do you know how long it’s been since she’s even had a bite to eat? Well? She usually has to eat millet as she works hard weaving hats! She only gets rice on new years, and her birthday!” The man snaps at us. His words sank deep, realizing the truth that was hidden.

“We’re sorry, we didn’t know.” You apologize once more, bowing to the men. Heart turning taking in the information given to you now. Your heart sinks thinking about the small girl.

“Master! Don’t be mad!” Otama's voice shouts, hearing her small footsteps approaching. She trips before continuing to run over standing by your side. Smiling down at the girl as she attempts to stand up for you.

“I know I cooked the rice without asking first! I’m sorry! But I wanted to feed the people who saved me! Please don’t yell at them, I was the one who did it! I’ll weave more hats to make it up to you! Try to understand!” Otama explains getting onto her knees, bowing to her master.

“Otama.” You mutter crouching down beside the girl as she starts coughing, patting her back gently

“I owe my life to Big Bro and Big Sis! I just want to repay them! Please.” She continues coughing.

Attempting to cover her own mouth as she throws up before passing out. As she falls forward you catch her small body. Your knees hit the floor as her head falls onto your lap.

“Otama, are you okay?!” Luffy climbs back up the trunk quickly

“Tama! What’s wrong with her!” You yelp, holding onto the small girl. Looking up at her master that approaches lifting her from your arms.

“She has filled up on river water to ease her hunger pains.” He informs us

“She what?” Luffy gasp confused

“It’s unfortunate but the water of this land is polluted by waste from Kaido’s factory. It’s no different from drinking straight poison." Otama's masters explains from behind his mask

“There’s gotta be a way to help her!” You pipe up concerned

“Yeah! What are you two even doing in such a run down place then?!” Luffy questions, eyebrows furrowing at the girls state.

“There are safer places she could live. But she has chosen to stay here. She’s waiting for a man who promised he would return.” The man pauses for a moment before continuing 

“He’s a pirate, goes by the name Ace.” He says making you freeze up completely.

“Ace.” Luffy mutters under his breath to your left. Turning you see your captains widen eyes 

"Luffy." You call wanting to be sure he was okay at the sudden mention of his brother. He glances toward you, sending you a firm nod before continuing

“Tama. His name is Portgas D. Ace, isn’t it.” Luffy asks slowly. His tone made your stomach turn hearing the pain that still came with the memories of his late brother

“Are you saying you know him too, really big bro?” Otams says weakly as she opens her eyes

“Yeah. But he’s dead now.” Luffy says firmly as the wind picks up. 

 Swallowing the lump in your throat as Otama's face morphs with horror. As she sits up from her laying position 

“That's a lie. Big bro. YOU LIAR!” Otama's voice grew louder as she began to cry

“You’re a liar Big bro!” She sobs looking over to you for an answer

“He’s lying Big Sis, right!” Otama asks with tears streaming down her cheeks. Not able to say anything, lowering your head. Shaking your head confirming Luffy's words, Otama cries louder

“Big Sis don’t lie!” She sniffles, choking on her tears. Crouching down you pull the smaller girl into your body. Wrapping her in your arms. 

 Rubbing her back as she cried into your shoulders. Her tiny hand clutch onto your shirt. As she coughs from her cries Luffy steps in as they worsen.

“Tama, you have to calm down!” He says 

“Everything’s going to be okay Tama, just breathe.” You coo soft instructions as she nods slowly. Patting her head, you feel her body go limp.

“She must’ve fainted. Here, bring her inside.” The master instructs as you lift the girl in your arms. Following the man as he lays out a mat for the girl.

 Laying the girl down, picking up a nearby blanket, you cover the girl up to shoulders. As her master walks over with a towel to place over her forehead 

 The three of you adults sit around the girl on the floor. 

“So my brother came here too?” Luffy cuts through the silence.

“LUFFY!” You hiss 

“JUST WHAT KIND OF DEVIL ARE YOU?!” The master shouts making you quickly bow onto the floor

“I’m so sorry for his actions! Please forgive him!” You apologize 

“Don’t apologize on his behalf!” The man orders making you sit up right 

“Right, sorry” You nod as the man stands leading the two of you outside to not disrupt Otama.

Outfit change!!! I won’t go on much, but I learned that there are different types of Kimonos. If i’m correct this Kimono would be known as a Yukata, which is often worn when going to a bathhouse. They can be seen more often as many wear them to festivals. They are more casual than a formal Kimono with less layers which makes them good for summer. I’m fascinated by the different styles and there are so many gorgeous kimonos out there. I could look at all the different patterns and fabrics all day. But yeah I chose this one since Otama and Luffy have patchwork Yukatas. I thought it would be best to put on a Yukata rather than a formal Kimono. Of course you can always change it to a color you prefer or another style.

 Standing upon a tree branch high up, the breeze brushes through your hair. Ruffling the bottom of your skirt. Luffy stands by your side, both taking in the sight of the run down village. The village you learned Ace had helped out

 Sitting in silence not wanting to leave your captain alone once his brother was mentioned. You knew Luffy was trying to stay strong.

“We should go find Tama help.” You speak up. Luffy agrees, both leaping down from the tree. Landing next to the girls master

“Do you have a doctor around here? We wanna take Tama to one after she fed us.” Luffy asks the man 

“If you cross the wasteland and head North you will find a village. They have a physician” The man answers

“Thanks a bunch!” Luffy chimes as you both turn to walk to the cottage.

“Wait! Getting there won’t be easy. I’m certain Kaido has his men stationed along the way! Besides, Otama would have to be carried.” Her master tries to reason with us

“Don’t sweat it. I’m a pretty strong guy.” Luffy smirks

“We won’t let anything happen to her.” You reply glancing over your shoulder. As he stares in silence the two of you continue toward his home

“Get back here! Your outfits are too outlandish and will draw attention!” The man calls out, following us into his place. He digs through his clothes. Pulling out a red yukata with patch work and a white one.

“This is for you.” The man says handing you the folded clothing as he helps Luffy put on his.    

 With the two men occupied you swiftly throw off your top before wrapping the clothing around your shoulders. Deciding to keep your skirt on underneath. Raising your arms you glance at the pattern of blue flowers that decorated your clothing

“Will I get to wear cool Samurai armor too!” Luffy asks as the man ties his belt. 

"You're dreaming big." You laugh out as he lets out a huff at your reply

 Moving over to you next the man stands behind you, wrapping the belt around your stomach. Sitting patiently as the man wraps the material around you, tugging at the back of the fabric as he ties a bow.

“That should do it.” He mutters taking a step

“I’ve never worn one before. It’s so lovely.” You hum staring down at your body. Swaying lightly, happy to wear something so beautiful. Admiring the flowy material as you step into the wooden sandals.

“It is. Though I cannot join you for reasons of my own. Please protect her. Any cost I will reimburse you” The man says bowing on his knees in front of us

“There’s no need. We care for Tama despite barely meeting her.” You reassure the man

“Whatcha got there?” Luffy calls out. Facing the captain you see him smiling wide at a Katana on display. Wasting no time his arm stretches grabbing the sword. Tucking it into the belt.

“Put it back! That's a cursed sword!” You yelp, trying to take the sword away. Luffy only dodges, crouching down to lift Tama onto his back. Heading out the door already.

“No! I found it first!” Luffy argues while dodging your prying hands. He turns crouching down to lift Tama onto his back. Heading out the door already.

“You can’t take that, you fool! It’s disrespectful to look at that blade without reverence!” The man scolds the boy. Going on about how the sword was passed down from his forefathers. The sword seemed to be really important and powerful. You could feel it radiating from the sword

“I’m taking it, see you later!” Luffy announces hopping down from the tree. Planting his feet on the ground taking off

“Damn it, Luffy! Sorry sir!” You huff leaping toward the ground. Chasing after the boy

“WAIT UP!” You shout catching up to the straw hat. Glancing over your shoulder you see the masked man chasing after you

“DO NOT LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO OTAMA!” He shouts

“WE ALREADY SAID WE WOULDN’T!” You whine back with the amount of times you had to remind the man you weren’t gonna hurt the kid. The man’s words become more unclear the further the two of you run

“He’s still going?” You sigh while jogging alongside Luffy. Seeing Otama on his back with his hat blocking her face. Soft pants leave her. Examining the girl's state, you hear barking from behind you. 

“It’s the giant puppy! Can we hitch a ride!” Luffy asks over his shoulder. The animal easily caught up to us. Earning a bark from the beast you both hop onto his back. Hearing grunts coming from the smaller girl

 After a while of traveling through the Bamboo forest, Otama wakes up. You listen as Luffy talks to Otama about Ace. Never mentioning who he was to him. Just letting the girl bathe in her sadness. Soon you see the end of the forest as it opens up to a big waste land. 

 Komachiyo stops when he enters the flat land. It was hot, and not a single structure could be seen except for the factories in the distance pumping smoke into the atmosphere

“The old man was right. It really is a wasteland” Luffy utters staring at the emptiness of the dessert like environment

“Let’s keep heading North” You order patting Komachiyo’s back. Signally he will continue forward. The dog-like animal walks slower than its original fast pace. Taking caution as we make our way through

“There’s so much food out here!” Luffy chimes, tongue sliding over his lips as he stares at the animals that remain in the wasteland

“The water’s poison, Luffy! Which means those animals are probably poisoned too!” You hold onto your captain's arm. Scared he would try to take off after one of them

“But they look so meaty and tasty!” He whines

“Big sis is right. Eating an animal here is the same as drinking poisoned water.” Otama mumbles quietly. She was clearly disappointed with the state of her country. 

“Wano is far worse conditions than I expected” You mutter, understanding how much harm Kaido has caused to the beautiful land.

“And is that factory making all that smoke?” Luffy points out the large building that you can all see in the distance. Spotting multiple high on their own pillar

“Yeah thats right! They make weapons and they mine there. That place is full of bad guys that work for Kaido!” Otama explains looking over Luffy's shoulder

“What do they eat then?” Luffy asks

“The shogun and Kaido have a farm just for them. They have clean water and rice fields, and veggies. And a lot of meat” Otama lists as her voice becomes lower. Her head falls against Luffy's back as she pants heavily

 Reaching your hand under the Strawhat, you place your hand on her forehead. 

“She's burning up! We need to get her to the village.” You inform Luffy as he grits his teeth.

Pulling the limp girl off his back, you lay her across your lap. Using your head to block the sun from her face. Pushing the hair from her face as her chest rises heavily.

“If those jerks have enough food and water, then I’ll make this work! Hurry it up, dog!” Luffy instructs as Komachiyo picks up the pace to a full sprint. 

 Looking ahead you can see the village coming into view. More clearer than before. Your captain gasps next to you, catching your attention. The red of his clothes flashes past your vision hearing him shout

“ZORO!”

Raising your head, seeing Luffy's wrapping his legs around the swordsman's shoulders. Seeing a familiar shade of green peek out from Luffys embrace. You let out a gasp taking in his disguise.

“Watch over Tama, Komachiyo!” You order carefully laying down the girl on his back. After making sure she was in a stable position.

 You wasted no time sprinting through the open land. Smile growing the closer you get. Seeing Zoro had managed to pry Luffy off of him. Nearing closer you hear the two talking

“Whoa! I smell mea-!” You hear Luffy start, before you shove him out of the way. Cutting him off.

 Catching Zoro off guard as you appear from behind the boy.

“ZORO!” You exclaim, crashing into him 

 Throwing your arms around the swordsman's neck. Happy to see your crewmate, you hug onto the man. One of his hands shoots up to your side to stable you both.

“I missed that grumpy face! You look just like a samurai!” You squeal, reuniting with the man. Practically rubbing your faces together excited to see him after the horror you expirenced in Whole cake. It seemed Carrot rubbed off on you with all her affection over the time you traveled together.

“Nice to see you too.” Zoro smirks as you pull away. Stumbling as your captain pushed against your side

“Zoro has meat!” He exclaims, sniffing at the bag the swordsman carried over his shoulder

“There’s so many animals around here! You wouldn’t believe it, Luffy!” Zoro says pulling out a piece of meat by it bone

“Here.” He says offering you a piece as well. Shaking your hand side to side, raising your palm to push the food away despite your stomach growling. 

“I’ll pass. The water is basically poison here. I wouldn’t eat that anymore if I was you” You inform Zoro

“Checks out. Guess that’s why my stomach hurts.” Zoro mutters

“If you got it from around here then it's definitely poison!" Luffy adds 

 Nodding in agreement with your captain finally being responsible. Though that didn’t last long as Luffy can’t take his own advice as he bites into the meat

“You’re lucky you’ve grown a tolerance to poision, Luffy!” You say, shaking your head. Hearing Komachiyo's footsteps approach, you turn to face the animal

“We should probably get going now, Zoro! We met a kid on the way and she's really sick!” Luffy motions to Otama laying down. The swordsman's good eye widens as his eyes find Otama.

“Yeah! The brats in rough shape! Why are you stopping to eat then?” Zoro hisses turning to face the boy eating still

“It’s fine! I’ll be quick!” Luffy's answer is muffled by the food in his mouth.

“Just hurry up.” You mumble climbing up onto Komachiyo. Sitting beside the girl as you scan over her body. Making sure her conditions weren’t getting worse. 

“Choke it down already, will you?” Zoro pushes Luffy to eat faster

 Quickly finishing his food, Luffy suddenly turns the opposite way.

Noticing the silence from your captain you perk up. A group of men stand across from us. Their outfits the same as the men from the beach. A gap between sits you all

“Hello gentlemen. And women.” The blonde man calls out 

“It’s Hawkins” You grunt sending the man a glare 

“It seems he’s working for Kaido now. Be careful.” Zoro says, hand finding his sword.

“I assume you are the culprit of the beach assault.” Hawkins asks.

Seeming as serious as his poster. You never got to talk to the man but you knew of him since you shared the same title. The four of you part of the worst generation

“In the Land of Wano you must choose your path. Follow the strong or become their prey. No in between” Hawkins continues whilst drawing his sword. His group wasted no time rushing forward, closing the gap.

 Luffy and Zoro quickly get into stance

“Don’t! We need to find Kin’emon so we can't cause trouble.” You hiss, repeating the plan to your crew mates. Hoping to somehow stop them

“Well too bad. I’ll apologize later” Luffy replies

“Fine. But you’re taking all the blame.” You huff drawing your sword. Jumping down alongside your crew mates 

 Hawkins mentions if we knew who was in control of Wano. And the urge to fight grew inside with him thinking your crew wouldn’t know about Kaido.

“Thats an interesting sword you got there. Where the heck did you get that thing.” Zoro asks distracting you from Hawkins.

“It’s one of those fancy-pants ones, right?” Luffy grins

“Well if it’s what I think it is, it’s a powerful one. You should probably let me hold onto it” Zoro says, reaching a hand out to the boy

“Huh? No way!”

“Don’t say no! Let me see it!” Zoro argues making you laugh at the two already bickering 

“He wouldn’t let me grab it either.” You laugh, chiming in making Zoro turn to you with an open mouth.

“What?! Luffy! Let us see it.” Zoro grunts getting closer to the captain 

“No. It’d be dishonorable!” Luffy makes an excuse

“You’re making that up. Come on.” You argue pointing an accusing finger

“A sword is a samurai’s most honorable soul!” 

“You’re not a samurai! I haven’t even seen you use a sword, Luffy!” You reply 

“Yeah. Knock it off! You’re a pirate, what the hell do you need a samurai soul for? You don’t even know how to use it. Now hand it over!” Zoro shouts

“I don’t wanna! I’m gonna slash them up! Honorable Zorojuro, o-Y/N, you two get the jerks in the back!” Luffy orders earning a growl from Zoro

“Fine, but after that let me have a turn too.” Zoro agreed

"Let's just get this over with.” You sigh, raising a hand to massage your forehead.

“Kill them.” Hawkins orders causally, making you three snap your head in his direction.

Some of his men run, some ride on the same type of wanna be dinosaur from the beach.

“Let’s see what this thing can do!” Luffy announced throwing off the cover around the sword 

“DONT THROW THE SCABBARD LUFFY!” Zoro yells as you watch the cover get launched into the air. Your captains wasted no time throwing punches. The sword only an accessory in hand

“I can’t watch anymore.” You frown at your captain, spinning around to face the men charging at you

“YOU'RE NOT USING IT RIGHT!” You hear Zoro shout over your shoulder as you gracefully make your way through the attacking men.

 Easily slicing the men down. Seeing about fifteen more coming, you cross your hands. Vines erupt from the dry, cracking ground. A light green ooze drips from them. 

“Let's see!” You hum happily 

 After coming across poison so much on your recent adventures. You’ve been training hard to find a way to incorporate it in your own skills. Since you happened to control plants it came to you easier than expected. 

 Your vines wrap around the remaining men you had left to fight off. The vines slather the goo across their skin

“What the hell is this?!” One shouts running toward you. His face smeared with the poison

“I’m sure you don’t want to know.” You answer as the man almost reaches you. He suddenly falls by your feet

“What did you do to us!” The men shout as the group around you suddenly begin to drop after all getting grazed by your vines

“You'll be fineee. It will only paralyze you for well I don’t know. It’s my new trick!” You reply with a satisfied smile seeing your training has paid off. 

“You’re evil!” Another cries

“I think you got that all wrong." you mutter, walking away from the men who looked like they had just been glued to the floor. Surely you weren't as evil as the man he works under

Wasting no time doing the same to others that kept coming. Using your sword at the same time, cutting down anyone who got too close.

 A bright light catches your attention from the corner of your eye. Zoro seemed to land a hit on Hawkins straight to the face. but instead of taking damage one of his men suddenly falls. The same exact cut showing up in his face as he screams in pain

“Impressive” Hawkins compliments Zoro in a  sarcastic tone

“What happened? How’s he still standing?!” Luffy asks shocked

“It’s his devil fruit! It allows him to tie his body to others with a doll. Meaning if we attack him, we will be taking down every single one of his men before him” You quickly try your best to explain the situation to the two 

“You explain it well. These soliders do take damage before me as long as I’m connected to their souls.” Hawkins confirms 

“That's sick you know!” You shout across the open wasteland

“Really. How about we play a game instead? My strawman card will decided” He answers, pulling out one of the cards from his deck.

Hawkins sword morphs into straw. Shooting into the air as it forms a large strawman. With nails as it claws as it floats above the pirate

“Oh hell no!” You gasp, taking a step back to get a good view of the large opponent. 

“I’m not so bold to challenge three of the worst generations. At least not in a fair battle.” Hawkins continues

“He’s a bigger pain in the ass than he looks” Zoro smirks upon seeing the challenge. The strawman cackles loudly basically taunting you

“Tell me about it.” You huff, watching the man shuffles through his deck of cards

“Now let us begin.” Hawkins says, pulling out another card.

“RUN FASTER KOMACHIYO!” You instruct the animal the three of you ride on. Hawkins strawman close on our tail. Zoro fights back against the thing, standing by Komachiyo's tail.  

 Sharp nails shoot out from the strawman's mouth as Zoro blocks them from hitting you and Luffy. The two of you huddle around Otama, blocking her from any harm as she rest.

“Two sword style.” 

 Hearing the words leave Zoro a large gust of wind erupts from behind you.

Turning you see he had split the straw man into two before he landed back onto Komachiyo. The swordsman upper body on display as his sleeves had be pulled down to tie around his waist

Letting Luffy watch over Otama. You shuffle closer to the man

“You okay?” You ask, seeing a cut on his forehead and a nail stuck in his arm. Lifting your hand you wipe the blood from his face with your sleeve.

“So that’s Hawkins?” Zoro asks as you pull back. He looks down at the nail in his arm, before meeting your gaze

“Yes. Now don’t ignore my question.” You hiss taking a closer look at the nail lodged into his arm

“I’m fine. That power of his gave me some trouble.” He answers, lifting his opposite hand. Grabbing onto the nail, pulling it out.

“Zoro!” You grunt, quickly placing your hand firmly over his open wound.

 As he lowers his sleeve you lift your hand. Wasting no time returning it back onto the same spot on his arm. The fabric now soaking the blood.

Applying firm pressure you sit besides the swordsman wanting to at least stop some of the bleeding. Zoro knew better than to push you away when you wanted to help out. Knowing you wouldn’t give up he sits still allowing you to get your way as he talks to Luffy

“What's the status of the brat?”

“Shes really burning up!” Luffy answers as we come to split rode. The animal stops looking left and right

“Don’t you know where to go Komachiyo?” You question as the animal lets out a low grumble. Telling you that he in fact, didn’t know how to get to the town. 

“I suggest you go left.” A woman's voice speaks up from behind you. Tensing upon hearing a new voice. You snap around to a woman sitting on her knees

“When did you get here?” Luffy questions

“Its not easy task to take on Hawkins” The woman says

“Who are you?” You press on confused

“You may call me Tsuru. Your green friend saved my life earlier. I owe you my thanks” Tsuru says

“What the hell? You’ve been hiding in that tail this whole time?” Zoro grunts

“It's true. My gratitude knows no bounds, good sir.” She continues bowing her head to Zoro

“Do you happen to be from the village? Our friend needs help. She drank water from a river.” You begin, motioning toward Otama in Luffy's arms. The questions makes the older woman look up

“Oh dear! Take this!” She says offering the cloth to Luffy. 

The woman explains how she knows Otama and was best to leave the child in her care. Suggesting to go to her tea house instead of the doctors. Since the tea would help her more due to its ingredients.

 Komachiyo continues left as instructed. Soon we near the town spotting a cottage at the end of the town. Two figures stand outside of the shack. A man seemed to be talking to a girl.

“Otsuru!” The girl calls out upon hearing Komachiyos barks. Turning away from the man

“Otama has fallen ill! She drank water from the river!” Tsuru exclaims as her and Luffy hop down from Komachiyo's back.

The three quickly run inside leaving you and Zoro behind. Zoro follows landing on the ground, turning to offer you a hand as you slide down the side of the tall animal

“HEY! Just who do you think you guys are?! Okiku and I were locked in a deep conversation" The man outside shouts. His hair bright pink, he seemed to be some sumo wrestler

“What’s his deal?” You mutter to Zoro as your feet hit the ground. 

“Don’t know.” Zoro mumbles as his demeanor changes upon seeing the man.

His hand wraps around yours keeping you close as the two of you walk side by side over to the tea house. The man's back toward you

“Hey! You’re blocking the entrance with that big ass of yours. Move it!” Zoro calls out making the man turn around

“Shut your trap! I don't have to move for anyone!” The man argues leaning down to face us.

Zoro only sends the man a glare. You could see the fear run through him as he lets out a gasp

“Okiku! I’ll have a match in town today. I hope you come to see how strong I am.” The man announces

“I’m sure you are.” You mumble to yourself at the strange man. The woman is no longer outside at this point. He sends you a look over this shoulder as he walks away. 

“Men that talk like that don’t deserve even a glance from women.” You huff shaking your head at the man

“Lord Samurai! Let me see your wounds. I’ll dress them now" The girl from earlier says as she exits the teahouse.

 Your neck craned looking up toward the taller women. No doubt about it she was breathtaking. You couldn’t blame the man for chasing after a girl like her

“Okiku is it?” You ask as you tug Zoro along with. His hold on you still firm. Guiding him over to a flipped over box. Pushing him down by his shoulders

“Mhm! You are?” She nods with a soft smile.

“I’m O-Y/N and this is Zorojuro.” You answer motioning toward Zoro.

Making up a random name for yourself. Taking a seat to the left of the swordsman. Your body turns toward him slightly as you push back his yukata. Which pools around him. Revealing his wound

“It’s just a little scratch. It will heal on its own.” Zoro says watching you tilt his arm examining the wound

“Just let her wrap it.” You reply, glancing up to meet his eyes on you. He doesn’t answer just letting you do your own thing. Pulling away you allow space for the girl to wrap his arm

“How is Tama doing?” You ask Okiku attempting to make conservation

“Otama’s condition seems to be improving.” Okiku responds as she carefully wraps Zoro's arm.

The two of you watch the woman closely. Seeing her lips press together, she begins to speak once more

“Might I ask if you two happen to be wedded?” She asks, making you choke on your salvia.

Seeing her eyes glance down to your hands connected, resting on his lap. Realizing the cause of her assumption the two of you let go quickly. Zoro sits up straight looking off to the side clearing his throat.

“Oh no. It's more for comfort.” Words fumble from your mouth quickly denying. Waving your hands slightly in front of you.

“My mistake.” She apologizes bowing her head

“NO MORE TUMMY ACHE! YAY!” Otama voice cheers from inside the teahouse making you all turn toward the cottage

 Turning toward the cottage your eyes stop as they trail over a familiar symbol on the cloth covering the entrance. Tilting your head taking in the design, you recognize it as the one from the Kozuki clan.

“One sip and that's all it takes!” Zoro states making you zone back in turning back to the swordsman

“As they say, the evil purging herb is a miracle drug!” Okiku hums standing as she finishes aiding Zoro wounds

“Looks good. Thanks a ton.” Zoro says, patting the bandages. Grabbing the sleeves of his Yukata. Holding it up as he puts his arms through

“I should've said this earlier. Thank you for saving me from that sumo wrestlers' advances.” Okiku expresses her gratitude.

“I didn’t do anything but look at him.” Zoro replies, throwing the haori coat around his shoulders.

With that Okiku heads inside as Luffy and Otama exit the teahouse. A bowl in the girl's hands as she sits on the other side of Zoro.

“What cha got there?” You ask the girl who seemed timid. 

“Red bean soup.” She says softly. Eyes glued to the food

“Are you just gonna stare at it all day” Zoro speaks up

“Lightin up isn't today supposed to be your birthday!!” Luffy mentions

“That's right. Tama you should eat well on your special day.” You hum leaning forward to peak around Zoro. With words of encouragement the girl takes a bite, before quickly stuffing the food into her mouth

“It's so tasty!” She squeals, through her filled mouth. Eyes closed as she smiles bright.

“Eat up, Tama. You deserve it” You coo reaching across Zoro to pat the girls head. The younger girl almost felt like a little sister that you couldn’t help but baby.

“This is the best day of my life!” Otama announces through bites

  Sitting in the same spot you now stare at the open land. Watching the smoke clouds form from the distant factories. Your mind wanders about what the rest of Wano was like. Feeling someone take a seat next to you. Turning to see it was Tsuru 

“There are many children like her all over this country. That’s the state of things here” She begins, glancing over at Otama who had fallen asleep next to Okiku. 

“I was just wondering if it was like this everywhere.” You mutter

“It is indeed.” Tsuru says

“This isn’t right. That poor little kid, always hungry. I mean the adults are fine because we can eat poison." Luffy grunts. his tone serious

“No we cannot!” She replies turning to face the boy

“These two are a little different from most.” You smile nervously at your captains words

“Dam, Kaido!” Luffy hisses

“I see. You three are so kind-hearted. Helping Tama out. Might I ask what your names are?” Tsuru asks

As we all introduce ourselves with our disguised names. The woman lets out a laugh covering her mouth.

“I know you’re from overseas.” She giggles making you all turn to face her shocked

“How do you know?” You ask. Thinking you all did well at blending in.

“I’m surprised you could make it here.” Tsuru mentions

“What gave us away?!” Luffy leans forward from his spot, looking at the woman

“I hardly know where to start.” She answers making us tense up even more

“I thought we did a good job.” You mutter looking down at your lap

“No need to worry. I won't let your secret out. I haven't lived in this town for that long. And Okiku has only worked here for a month.” Tsuru explains earning a hum from you

“I heard the name of this town means leftovers. What's the deal with that?” Zoro ask

“Just as the name implies. The people here survive on scraps, specifically from the town where the government officials live.” The woman explains

“This place just keeps getting worse the more we learn. How could someone even make another live like this” You huff throwing your head back. 

“It's truly unfair.” She says

“Tama said there is food that is good. Where’s that at?” Your captains calls out

“That tall mountain in the middle over there. At the peak there used to be a castle where the Oden lived. Until 20 years ago there was a group called the Kozuki clan, who governed this land of Wano for a very long time.” Tsuru begins to explain as you peer over your shoulder at the mountain. 

 Turning back to the tea house your eyes once more find the symbol of said clan. Smirking to yourself it seemed these might be trustworthy allies. Choosing to stay silent about the banner hung, not wanting to give away the plan constructed by Kin’emon

“The vast farm at the bottom of the mountain was made by the Oden to provide everybody with food. Now Orochi and his associates hold everything under their thumb. The paradise farm is beyond our reach. The town next door  sell us nearly rotting food and we collect their scraps that they throw away” She explains

“That’s why its called leftovers” Zoro mutters

“This really is frustrating” You groan while your hand finds your temple.

“Yes, but at least we can live.” Tsuru finishes with a hopeful tone.

 In a second you hear Zoros sword slide from its case. Zoro moves the sharp blade in front of you. Blocking an arrow heading straight at Tsuru.

A dust cloud forms as the arrow makes contact with the sword. In a second, Zoro is up and running after the attacker, sending the arrow back at the man who took on the appearance of a bat.

 Upon seeing the man you stand up taking in the situation.

“I heard what you said, woman! You were speaking ill of the shogun, just now!” The man shouts glaring at the woman

“You need to move.” You tell Tsuru as she runs over stand beside Okiku.

Luffy and Zoro step forward acknowledging the man. The two quickly picking a fight as they dodge arrows and send attacks toward the flying man

“STOP IT! LET ME GO!” Otama's voice echos making you snap your head in the direction her voice was coming from. Seeing her being carried by some guy.

“TAMA!” You shout wasting no time running after the man. He seemed to be supernaturally fast, but that didn’t stop you from following him.

Okiku chases not far behind her sword in hand. Your feet pound against the dirt as your legs begin to burn

“LET HER GO!” You yell, glancing around making sure nobody would see you use your abilities.

One of your vines shoot from the dirt, wrapping around the man's ankle making him trip to the ground with the girl in hand.

“BIG SIS! HELP ME!” Tama shouts as the man still has a hold on the girl.

Sprinting over you practically tackle the man as you drop your sword. The impact of your body makes him release the girl as she crawls to the side. Your fist collides with his face

“SHE'S JUST A KID!” You scold getting up in the man's face. Pulling back as you punch him once more filled to the brim with anger. 

“LET GO!” Tamas shout confuses you as you see the batman has broken free of Luffy and Zoro.

The man wraps his arm around the girl before taking off. Stumbling off the man on the floor, you leap pulling at his foot that barely left the ground

“RELEASE ME!” He shouts, wings flapping

“Give her back then!” You hiss tugging at his ankle. The two of you playing tug of war with his own foot.

The man opens his mouth as a loud screech comes out making you wince at the loud noise. Eye squirting at the high pitch. A sharp pain erupts in your right cheek making you yelp. The pain makes your hold loosen, the man pulls away.

Cuffing your cheek realizing the man kicked you. The stinging pain spreading across your face from the force

“I’M GONNA KILL YOU!” You shout at the man flying away

“WE ARE GONNA GO GET YOU TAMA! DON’T WORRY, WE WON'T BE LONG!” You shout as the man takes off with the girl screaming

“SO LONG, LOSERS!” He yells, making you huff turning to face your crewmates sitting on top of Komachiyo. Okiku joining along

“You sure didn’t give them an easy time.” Zoro smirks reaching a hand over the edge as you climb up

“They still got away.” You sigh, accepting his hand as he pulls you the rest of the way. Taking a seat on top of the dog you only stare off.

“I’m worried what they’ll do to her.” You mutter 

“Tama is strong. She will be okay. They are most likely to take her to the next town. There's three headliners there we should watch out for. And about 30 soldiers who obtained special abilities from strange artificial fruits.” Okiku reassures before listing off the threats in the next town

“What is this? You've got to be more than a normal waitress, start talking.” Zoro presses as she ties her hair

“Hearken well. I am samurai.” Okiku states earning gasp from us

“Be ready. Beyond the gates is Bakura town where officials and pirates reign.” She continues as we near the tall gate that leads to the town.

The men at the entrance of the town surround us mentioning that they didn’t recognize us 

“WE’RE HERE TO SAVE YOU TAMA!!” Luffy starts to shout as Okiku rushes to cover his mouth

“The less attention we draw the better” She says as he shoves her hand off his mouth

“Why’s that?” Luffy states

“She already told us, Luffy! We can’t trust anyone here! They all work for Kaido” You whisper shout to the captain

“I see” Luffy smirks before his feeling a burst of wind come from the boy. The surrounding group falls to the ground without a word. Opening up a path for us to continue forward

“How did you do that?” Okiku gasp

“It’s haki.” Luffy answers

“Haki?” 

“Luffy can use conquerors haki. Only certain people have the ability to control it.” You explain to the girl as your captain didn’t give her much. She nods in understanding as we ride through the town, people turn their heads but don’t stop us

 Sudden screaming catches your ear as a man flies through the air headed at the group. Luffy grabs onto him before he can crash into us.

“A sumo wrestler! But why?” Okiku states

“That guy from the teahouse said there was a match today. That’s probably where he came from.” You mention pointing in the direction from where the man came flying from

“Sumo wrestling, huh? I wanna try!!” Luffy giggles as we head in the direction of the match

“We can pass by, but remember, Tama is still out there.” You tell your captain

“Yeah. Pass by, that sounds good!” Luffy grins nodding excitdly, making you feel not so sure he was going to listen.

Reaching the match, the crew stands out in the large crowd. As we sit higher than the rest upon Komachiyo.

The same sumo wrestler from the teahouse stood in the middle of the stage in the town center. Upon seeing us he grins 

“Okiku! You accepted my invitation! I’m glad you came around and decided to marry me!” He shouts, making the girl sweat being acknowledged

“How awkward.” She states attempting to hide behind the greenhaired swordsman.

“You’re way too big to hide behind me” Zoro states glancing back at her

“Zoro!” You grunt at the man's words

“Okiku! Say something we are in love!” The man shouts from the stage causing fangirls around to whisper. Mentioning how they wish they were his wife instead

“Really?” Zoro questions Okiku 

“Never. He just got that idea in his big head.” She replies as you continue to hear women talk about Okiku

“You really think she would want to marry a man like that? He isn’t honorable at all!.” You complain hearing the way the man talks. 

“The man is a bit forward as you saw. I assure you all, I will not budge on the matter.” Okiku says

“HEY! WE’RE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE GIRL! CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHERE THE BOSS OF THIS TOWN IS? SHE SHOULD BE THERE!” Luffy calls out as the crowd continues to gossip amongst themselves.

“They're ignoring you.” Zoro mutters

“Fine. We’ll find Otama ourselves!” Luffy shouts as we get off of Komachiyo. Sumo wrestlers approach, blocking our path.

“Hey, lady. Urashima told us to get you. Come on!” A blonde one says looking straight at the girl beside you. Shifting over as you stand in front of her

“We got stuff to do! What’s your deal!” Luffy argues as the men are ordered to attack. Your two crewmates work wrestle with the men.

 Feeling an arm wrap around your waist from behind you gasp. Glancing back a sumo wrestler had gotten you

“Get off me!” You shout pushing your back into him

“You’re pretty cute too! We’ll take you as well!” He smirks, lifting you off the ground as you squirm in his grasp. Kicking your feet.

“STOP! PLEASE LET ME GO!” Okiku's scream makes you snap into action. 

 Seeing the woman getting lifted as well you free your arm, elbowing the man behind you in the nose. His arms drop as you fall to the ground, you see the girl carried by three of the sumo wrestlers.

Quickly pushing off the ground you chase after them. Passing your crewmate in the process. Zoro's sword drawn but not doing anything as you sprint past him

“WHY AREN’T YOU DOING SOMETHING!” You yell running past the swordsman

“It didn’t feel right cutting down a man in his underwear.” Zoro shouts which makes you almost roll your eyes as you jump onto one of the guys' backs. 

“Who cares!” You shout back

“You asshole! You don’t touch a women like that” You grunt, wrapping your arms around his neck, you lean backward. 

 Pulling the man to the ground with you. When your back collides with the solid ground, your legs lift easily wrapping around his neck well. Squeezing until he passes out, quickly you let go. You see the two other men had managed to get Okiku to the stage.

 As Okiku and the sumo wrestler talk on the stage you stand beside Luffy and Zoro glaring daggers into the man's head. You couldn't bear to hear him talk the way he did, especially when addressing Okiku. 

 In a swift motion the girl leaps pulling out her sword. She appears behind him as his top knot flies into the air, before falling against the stage. The crowd gasps and your smirk only grows. Cheering for the girl as the man's hair falls down.

“That’s what he deserves!” You grin

“NICE ONE! GO KIKU! This is getting fun” Luffy shouts pumping his fist excited

“Gotta feeling this will save us the trouble of looking for that kid. Their boss should be coming for us any time now.” Zoro mentions

“He’s so pissed! She's gonna make him cry!” You cheer as the man bursts into rage. No matter what, you supported women's rights, but mostly you supported their wrongs.

“She’s gonna get killed!” Zoro grunts besides you as the sumo wrestler pulls back his arm. 

Hand open as he gets ready to hit the girl. His hand collides with another before reaching Okiku. The owner was wearing a red yukata. Snapping your head to the left, Luffy is now gone from your side now up on the stage.

“I should’ve known!” You grunt hands grabbing onto your head as you watch your captain now the center of attention

“We weren’t supposed to cause a scene! We are in so much trouble with Kin’emon!” You hiss watching the fight break out between the two men.

Your captain pulls back his Yukata showing off his toned frame. Wrapping the sleeves around his waist you could only sit and enjoy the fight now.

“Luffy will be fine.” Zoro states

“I’m not worried about Luffy. Just think about how mad everyone will be at us for causing this much mess!” You shake your head

 The sumo match begins and after a while you pick at your nails. The two men landing hits on each other doing their best to stay in the circle. You could hear the wrestler shout nonsense about being in the warrior class as well.

“He thinks Luffy cares.” You groan as the man goes on a small monologue.

 Luffy leaps into the air stretching his arm far about the down. Blowing air straight to his hand as it expands. His shouts fill the air as he launches his slap right at the center of the wrestler's face.

You could see the man's body morph around Luffy's hand before he gets sent flying into the distance. 

With that your hands fly up in the air as you run over. Hopping onto the stage you hug onto the boy. 

“YEAH! LUFFY!” You shout, jumping up and down. As Zoro follows behind watching you congratulate the boy

“NOW I’M A YOKOZUNA TOO, Y/N!” Luffy laughs hugging you back. Joining you as you cheer on his win

“I think that’ll do it. The boss is bound to show up now.” Zoro states as the two of you pull away.

“They better!” Luffy smirks, his hands on his hips.

 The crowd begin to whisper amongst each other as they recognize Zoro. Which makes you freeze because the crew in Wano wasn’t supposed to be drawing any attention

“What did you do?!” You turn to Zoro

“Nothing. Just protecting myself.” He mutters which you didn’t believe one bit of.

“Yeah. Sure! That’s not what everybody else is saying!” You grunt hearing people whisper

“HEY! WE WANNA FIGHT THE BOSS OF THIS TOWN! TELL EM’ WE’RE HERE TO SAVE TAMA!” Luffy announces to the crowd as they let out terrified gasps. More whispers erupt from the crowd as they stare at us now on taking over the stage.

“You want her back? Good luck!” One pirate shouts as the others throw random taunts

“It was a fist fight and now it's a sword fight!” Luffy laughs pulling out his sword. Throwing the casing once more. 

“When will he learn?” You mutter drawing your own sword heading toward the group of men. Zoro and Okiku fight alongside you. 

Your blade clashes with another as you shove the man crashing through one of the buildings doors. Focusing on the next you make your way through your opponents. Wrestling with them as well as cutting many in the process

 As the last guy your fighting drops, blood splatter across the ground. The crew seemed to have taken care of their own problems too as always.

“Tell me your boss's name.” You demand kicking one of the fallen men in his side. He groans in pain before muttering

“It’s Holdem” The man mutters

“Their boss’s name is Holdem, Luffy.” You inform your captain

“Balldemuh huh?” Luffy repeats making you squint your eyes at him

“BALLADEMUH COME AND FIGHT ME! YOU BETTER KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF TAMA! OR ELSE I'M GONNA MAKE YOU PAY!” He shouts as your voice follows

“ITS HOLDEM. NOT BALLDENMUH!” You argue

“Same thing.” Luffy shrugs, continuing to shout the wrong name overs and overs.

“I’M RIGHT HERE, SO STOP YOUR DAMN YELLING!” A man shouts from one of the roofs. A lion head was seen on his stomach and it was alive. These SMILE fruits sure messed these people up. 

 Your eyes widen seeing the small girl in the lions mouth

“TAMA! WE’RE HERE!” You call out waving your hand

“BIG BRO! BIG SIS! HELP ME!” She cries stuck inside the mouth as Komachiyo barks at the man

“HAND OVER TAMA! RIGHT NOW!” Luffy orders

“You should’ve known better to mess with Bakura Town! You better not move! One small step and I’ll crush this girl's bones in an instant!” Holdem replies

“This is worrisome. He is one of Kaido's top officers! He’s the same as Jack” Okiku mumbles at the sight.

The name mentioned starts up a conversation between the four of you all. Talking to the girl about the encounter in Zou.

“What’s going on, Holem?! You need some help or what?” A girl calls out making you face the owner of the voice. A women stood by a large wagon. Seeing her lower body were horse legs. The beast pirates cheer around us seeing the food in the wagon

“I could go for a feast like that!” Luffy states with his tongue out

“Look at all that food.” You utter, mouth watering at the sight of fruits, meat, vegetables piled up. You name the food, it was there.

“Those supplies are from the Paradise farm.” Okiku points out

“Why is it only for them!” Luffy says through gritted teeth. His stomach growling loudly at the display. Taking a moment to think he turns to face you

“Zoro! Y/N! Can you handle that?” He questions pointing toward the wagon

“Shouldn’t be too hard.” You reply as your stomach growl as motiovation

“Yup.” Zoro agrees

“I’ll save Tama!” Luffy states

“Huh? What?” Okiku hums confused

“Short notice, but we’re stealing the food and running.” Zoro smirks

“Huh? Just like that?” Okiku asks turning to face you for confirmation

“I’m usually against causing a scene but this is already bad. And i’m starving plus so is everybody else.” You say

“It does beat smashing his face in,” Zoro adds.

 Holdem smack talks some more from his place on the roof and without missing a beat Luffy flashes up there. Appearing right in front of him as he lands a solid blow to the lion's nose. With that the three of you take off.

 Chasing down the wagon you slice through the attacking pirates. Shoving some off with the side of your shoulder. Backing up Zoro as he takes out the larger crowd surrounding the feast.

Clearing out the attackers, the horse lady that was talking to Holdem earlier shoots arrows. The three of you run in line swiftly moving your swords. Deflecting any arrow headed your way

 Speeding past the women you make it to the wagon. You stand beside the tall wheel as Zoro calls komachiyo over to assist us.

Grabbing onto the wheel you feel Zoros hands grab at your waist lifting you up halfway. Climbing over the railing, you lean back over. Lending the man a hand as you help him over the railing.

 Okiku is lifted by Komachiyo, riding on top of him instead of being in the Wagon. The animal grabs the rope pulling the wagon in its mouth. The wheels begin to turn as we start to move

“Go! Take us straight out of town!” Zoro orders as Komachiyo barks

“Great Luffy! I’m sure they’ll love that!” Zoro grunts, making you turn in the last place you saw the straw hat. Holdem is now defeated, face smushed

“We’re so screwed!” You cry watching Luffy chase after the wagon with Otama on his back.

“At least Tama is okay!” Your cries turn to smiles seeing the girls purple hair. The two of them ride on the horse lady from earlier as they catch up.

 The lady leaps onto the back of the wagon. Making you walk around the food to see the small girl.

“Wow! This is amazing!” Luffy smiles taking in the pile of food. Otama and his eyes glimmer at the sight. Your captain turns back to the town, stretching his arms

“I forgot something!” He shouts as he flies through the air

“Luffy.” You sigh watching his figure disappear somewhere. Turning to face the small girl you smile, crouching down to pull her into a hug

“I’m glad you’re okay! He didn’t hurt you, did he?” You ask, pulling away from the embrace. Grabbing her shoulders as your eyes scan over for injuries.

“He pulled on my cheek a little! But I’m okay see!” Otama smiles, turning her head to point at her reddened cheek.

“That’s a relief.” You sigh, patting the girl's head. Turning to the food you pick out an orange. Quickly peeling it you hand the girl the fruit.

“Here. For being so brave on your birthday.” You grin 

“Thanks a lot! Big sis!” She accepts the fruit in her tiny hands. Peeling apart the pieces to shove into her mouth.

“What’re you doing in Kuri!” A deeper voice shouts from behind you.

Your shoulders straighten feeling your body grow warm. Turning to Zoro you see him face to face with another man with a familiar white hat.

“Traffy! It’s good to see you!” You call out as he turns with widened eyes realizing you had also made it to Wano.

“Y/N?!” He utters in shock as your body collides with his. Wrapping your arms around his torso pulling him close. Resting your head on the man chest

“Is the rest of your crew here?” You lean back to look up at his face. His mouth agape as he nods a slow yes

“I can’t wait to see them again!” You continue letting the pirate go

“Is everything alright?” Okiku calls out from on top of Komachiyo

“Yup!” You hum waving the girl off

“Not even close. You’ve all caused trouble!” Law states

“I had no choice. I ran into her and Luffy.” Zoro utters motioning to you, causing Law to look at you for an explanation instead.

“You know I don’t like any of this either! I got stuck with Luffy because of some Octopus!” You defend yourself with a huff you cross your arms. Your words earned you confused looks from the two men

“It’s a long story.” You mutter

“He just got here and he’s causing trouble.” Law grunts as he hears Speed the horse lady talking to Otama.

“Why is a headliner here?” He questions

“The kid over there has a devil fruit power. She can tame any animal she wants. Since she's half animal I’m guessing it counts. Luffy brought her along” You explain to the man

“Can't resist doing something crazy, can he? Well where is the Straw hat?!” Law continues to ask questions

“He took off back into town.Said he forgot something” You shrug earning a grumble from the pirate.

"Did I mention how nice you look?!" You compliment trying to distract Law from you being involved with your captains recklessness.

“You didn’t” Law huffs a reply arms crossing across his chest. Turning his head to the side revealing his reddened ears.

The end 🤔Not much to say here this time

!!!WHOLE CAKE ISLAND SPOILERS!!!

Word count- 10.1k

Masterlist pt.10

A/N- I just want to say I love Big Mom's whole character design. I frickin love that everybody calls her Mama in her family, the amount of times i wanted to type Mama instead of Big Mom lmao. I even called my own mom, Mama, at the store because of this dam show. It's so cute tho like i can't. This chapter is also Sanji centered lowkey.

I added some platonic moments with the reader and Pudding. That girl has some issues because of her mother. Also like finding out that Pudding is like 16... Oda, what are we doing? This poor girl, the older I get, the more I yearn for women to just be happy and live in some piece even if its a one piece character.

Warning- SLOWPACED, fluff, sum smoking, violence???

Straw Hat reader. Strawhats x reader, Sanji x reader

!!!Sorry for any grammar errors!!!

sword reference idk

 In the distance, faint screams from Whole Cakes city catch your ear as you run alongside your crewmates. 

“We’ve got to get off this island.” You announce, glancing over your shoulder, seeing a dust cloud settling around the city.

“Don’t worry, I know a way! If we cut through the seducing woods, the Sunny should be on the other side!” Nami points towards the forest up ahead

“Really? After last time?” You question, turning to the navigator riding on Jimbei’s back

“Yeah, it will be fine!” Nami replies, waving a hand for you to relax as we near the treeline

“It did kinda suck last time,” Luffy adds

“What happened last time?” Sanji jumps in running to your left

“Too much.” You huff, shaking your head at the troubles the forest had given you all.

“Hey. Do you see that?” Nami questions out loud, making you scan the open field. 

 A large tree is standing in the distance near a smaller one. A tree with a smooth head, no branches in sight

“It’s Kingbuam!” You grin, seeing the tree standing. 

 The last time you saw him, you were sure he was gone. Kingbuam is now stitched back together. 

“And he has a friend?” You point out taking in the couple as the group approaches him.

“Kingbuam! I thought you were dead! I’m so happy!” Nami calls out from atop Jimbei. Waving at the tree with one hand, the other wiping a tear.

“It’s good to see you, Tree! Lucky us!” Luffy calls out happily from behind you. 

 With our calls, Kingbuam faces us. Terror fell over his face as he realized who was calling him. 

 Luffy’s arm stretches past your head, grabbing hold of the top of Kingbuam’s trunk, seeing your captain zip past you, landing perfectly onto the tree. 

 He turns, pulling his arm back before sending it in your direction. Halting mid run, his arm wraps around your body. 

 Arms tight to your side as he yanks you onto the tree beside him. 

“Luffy!” Letting out a yelp as the wind rushes past you. Feeling your feet on the trunk, you let out a breath. 

“Warnings are always nice.” You sigh to your captain as the rest of the crew hops onto Kingbuam as well

“Yeah, but it’s more fun that way!” Luffy grins back at you, releasing you

 Shaking your head at him, you both easily get distracted by the crew

“Keep going straight!” Nami’s command falls upon your ear, making you turn to her. A piece of paper in her hand

“How do you have that?” You ask.

 Certain you had seen one of Big Mom’s daughters take the vivre card from her right in front of you

“I split it into two before they took it!” Nami chirps with a proud smirk

“Thought so. Now, we can just cut right through.” You say, pointing at the paper between her fingers. A satisfied smile on both of your faces 

“Look behind us! We got enemies!” Carrots exclaims, looking at the crowd of chess knights following behind.

 Gaining speed as we shout at Kingbuam to pick up the pace. As you examine the army following behind, a dark shadow darts through the air. A laugh rings through the open field as the figure darts around. 

“I know that laugh!” Sanji grunts, his body tensing up

“It’s Big Mom!” You gasp as her pink hair appears from atop the cloud, Zeus.

“I see. She wants to fight!” Luffy huffs, winding his arm

“You can’t win this.” Jimbei shuts down our stubborn captain as he glares at the emperor chasing us 

 Worried shouts leave the group’s mouth. 

 Your feet felt stuck to the trunk underneath you as the woman got closer. Nothing but rage behind her eyes, screaming about cake.

“THE SPEAR OF ELBAF SHALL PIERCE YOU!” Big Mom shouts

“Huh?” You hum along with Sanji and Luffy at the name. Elbaf, as in the land of the giants? Why would she have that?

 Yeah, Big Mom was a taller woman, but you hadn’t heard anything about her being an actual giant. Eyebrows knitting together, not able to put the pieces together, still very confused.

“Everybody get ready.” Jimbei’s voice instructs from your left

 Watching as Big Mom’s arms lifted over her shoulder. Her blade held high, gaining momentum as it dropped.

“IKOKU!” Her voice echoes as a bright pink light comes from the sword. 

 Heading right toward you all. Eyes squinting as the bright light invades your line of sight. A strong gust of wind hits you. Making you topple slightly.

 Thinking quickly, you move your hand, growing vines that wrap around your calves. Securing you in place as the wind picks up 

 The slice cutting through the side of Kingbuam only getting a thin slice of him. Hearing your group’s scream, you see Nami going over the edge of the tree. 

 Raising an arm in her direction, another vine grows, catching her before she hits the ground. 

 As the wind passes, you walk over to the edge. Bringing the girl back onto Kingbuam

“Thank you!” Nami lets out a relieved breath, hugging you tight.

 You only smile at the woman squeezing you tightly. The navigator had always been more physical when it came to showing appreciation to you, Robin, and Chopper. You learned it’s best to let her have her way.

 Allowing her to show her thanks, she pulls away. Sending the younger woman a nod with a smile on your face, accepting her words.

Hearing more shouts, Big Mom was getting ready to send another slice your way

 Trying to think of a way to help you hear the navigators shout

“BLACK BALL!” Nami calls out as small thunder clouds float up toward Big Mom

 The emperor was mid swing one second, the next she was heading face first toward the ground. 

 The cloud carrying Big Mom gets distracted by the thunderclouds made by Nami. Completely dismissing Big Mom as she misses her shot.

“Lighting loves other lighting!” Nami explains with a smile 

“Makes sense.” You mutter, staring in shock.

 Big Mom was face first on the ground. The sun infused with her soul hovers above her figure. It was a pleasant surprise to see such a famous emperor on the floor.

“Once we reach the woods, we’ll have an advantage with Kingbuam after all.” Nami grins as the tree line opens up to Kingbuam’s calls 

 The trees quickly move out of the way, leaving a clear shot with nothing blocking our path. 

“Now that's handy.” Pedro says as Carrot giggles at the tree’s actions 

“I can see the Sunny!” You lift your hand, pointing ahead at the ship in the near distance

“We are almost there!” Carrot smiles, looking out at the ocean

“We should be fine as long as we keep Zeus distracted.” Jimbei explains as the cloud follows closely

“That’s me! Could I get more of those thunder clouds?” He smiles, licking his lips.

“Huh? The black balls?” Nami questions as you stand beside Luffy, examining the large cloud

“Forget about eating, let us ride you first!” Your captain chimes in 

“I can’t. Only Mama can since I’m infused with her soul.” Zeus replies

“That’s lame. Cloud, you suck” Luffy huffs

“Boring” Carrot mumbles

“He’s pretty cute.” You smile, poking a finger into the cloud. The texture of the cloud was interesting and had a slightly colder feeling to it

“Mhm! Cute enough to become my servant? What do you say? Then you can have thunder clouds every day!” Nami suggests with a grin 

“Really?” Zeus replies. 

 The girl fills the cloud with compliments when a loud crash is heard from behind the cloud. As Zeus moves to turn. Audible gasps are heard upon seeing Big Mom

“We should go. Like right now.” You break the silence, crouching down to the edge to inform Kingbuam

“You need to move, she’s coming!” You shout down to the tree. His pace quickens as you stand back up

“She looks pissed!” Luffy says, voice wavering slightly as the woman stands up.

 Kingbuam pushes through the trees, now attempting to block the path. 

“I’M COMIN’ LADY TREE!” Kingbuam shouts, hitting many other Homies on his way through. The ride becomes bumpy as he pushes through the crowd

 Trees, cakes, flowers, you name it, had faces. Jumping toward us, trying to attack. Grunting at the Homies, your sword grows into your hand.

 Wasting no time, leaping toward them, cutting through a tree easily. Pushing off that one to repeat the same with the others, attacking. Everybody working to fight off the threatening Homies

 Landing back on top of Kingbuam, your sword fades. Sanji lets out a grunt as he lands to your right. 

 Digging around in his pocket, pulling out two cigarettes from his box. Placing them between his lips, he searches for his lighter.

You peer over at Pedro’s paw, reaching out, an electric current coming from between his thumb and pointer finger

 The cook leans down, lighting the two sticks. Hands cupping around Pedro’s, blocking any wind. 

 Pulling away, Sanji was the first to speak

“That’s convenient.” Sanji compliments, pulling one of the cigarettes from between his lips

“It is.” Pedro replies, clearing his throat before continuing

“Two?” The mink points out the two cigarettes. Sanji’s attention turns to you instead, with the cigarette held out. Smiling, you take the stick, popping it between your lips, inhaling.

Leaning forward slightly to send Pedro a satisfied smirk.

“I see.” Pedro hums in return a similar smirk to yours on his face, looking between you and Sanji.

 “Round two?” He suggests, earning a nod from you

“Always.” Sanji answers, taking a stance to fight some more.

  Feeling an uncomfortable heat suddenly coming from behind you. The two guys next to you taking notice as well. 

 Turning around, a large flame hovers above us, its bright light making you squint. Prometheus, the sun infused with Big Mom’s soul, grinned down on us. The heat was becoming almost unbearable. Sweat is forming on your face already

“What do we do?” Carrot pipes up

“We gotta move, Kingbuam!” Nami instructs the tree, and the bark underneath shivers in return. 

“Let’s go! He can’t move!” Luffy orders as the flame gets closer

Ditching the cigarette you begin to move. Following the group quickly jumping onto the ground, running toward the surrounding trees. Before reaching the forest, you spin around as Kingbuam’s scream rings in your ears.

Nami and you stop not too far from the tree. The heat pricking at your skin, watching the tree’s branches shrink to the flame

“KINGBUAM! MOVE!” You shout at the frozen tree beside Nami

“RUN AWAY!” The navigator shouts

“You need to get away! He’ll burn you two as well!” Pedro’s voice calls from further back. His calls blend with your crewmates

 Looking back at them, catching their worried faces. You face back to the tree, Prometheus is heading straight for him. 

 Noticing how hot it was getting, you let out a grunt, wrapping your arms around Nami’s waist. Lifting her, trying to get her further away.

“KINGBUAM!” Nami's voice shrieks as an explosion sounds from behind. A strong wind pushes you forward with the navigator in your arms. 

 The air gets knocked from your lungs as you hit the floor. Feeling the rough ground scrape against your arms. Holding the girl close, protecting her as the heat rushes by.

 Feeling your back collide with a tree. As the crash settles down, you release your arms from Nami. Practically wheezing, attempting to recover you roll onto your knees and hands. Taking in deep breaths

Nami had been quick to her knees, trying to stand now free.

“KINGBUAM!” Nami cries, running toward the burning flame now standing tall where Kingbuam once was

“Nami, don’t!” You yelp, sitting up quickly. Sanji grabs her arm, stopping her from moving. 

 Once she shows signs of not moving, he lets her go, turning to you. Offering a hand with a warm smile, as always

“Careful.” He reminds you, pulling you off the ground

 As soon as you could stand, Sanji was dragging you through the forest with the rest of the crew. Big Mom’s footsteps grew louder behind us.

“She won’t stop until her craving is fulfilled. Until then, no one is safe! She’s unreachable in this state!” Jimbei explains the woman’s rampage

“So she wants cake?” You comment, jogging alongside the fishman

“It seems so. She didn’t get a bite at the wedding.” Jimbei answers as he launches forward, punching an attacking tree into small pieces

“You see, you shouldn’t have ruined it for her!” Nami scolds Luffy running at the front of the group

“I pulled it off, though, and at least I got some yummy cake!” Luffy says cheerfully 

“You were eating it mid fight?!” Sanji shouts, getting upset with the boy

“It was yummy!” Carrot giggles

“Let’s focus on getting out of this creepy forest!” You interrupt the crew as more of Big Mom’s homies appear to block our path. 

 The crew quickly breaks through the blocking trees, a donut bridge appears in the distance. 

“We saw that bridge earlier!” Carrot points out

“Yeah, but didn’t it break?” You comment confused as the crew continues ahead. No time to stop with Big Mom right on our heels.

“It did, but we have no other choice!” Nami winces 

 Your legs burned from running, listening as Jimbei and Nami try to form some type of plan. The navigator leaves thunder clouds trailing as Zeus follows.

“GET BACK HERE, ZUES, RIGHT NOW!” Big Mom’s voice made the ground tremor. Or maybe that was chills running through your body at her shout

Glancing over your shoulder, you see the woman’s face twisted in anger. Furious with the cloud

“I’m in big trouble!” Zeus whines

“Hey, Zeus! Why aren’t you listening to Mama?!” Prometheus, the sun says, appearing next to the cloud. The two acting like brothers

 Grunting at the heat radiating from the sun, you pick up the pace, as Nami continues to bait Zeus away from Big Mom. 

 Luffy attempted to attack Prometheus, but his hits weren’t able to land. As the sun grows bigger, ready to attack us. A green liquid flies by, making a hole in Prometheus.

 Looking back at Jimbei now in the watermelon river, in one of his signature stances.

 Understanding what he was doing, the group crossed over the bridge quickly while Jimbei held off Prometheus.

 After coming across more of Big Mom’s family in the forest, the group worked to fight them off.

In the process, Zeus managed to charge up into a large storm cloud now in Big Mom’s control. Nami was able to successfully eliminate the storm. Creating a lightning strike strong enough to hit Big Mom.

“My climatact never shoots lightning that strong!” Nami says in shock

“Nice work, Nami!” You smile, giving the girl a small high five

“Where’s Big Mom?” Carrot questions

“That definitely hit her.” Pedro hums as we stare at the new hole in the ground.

 Faint thuds catch our attention. Turning your ear toward the hole, the thuds were coming from the large crater. 

“That’s her for sure,” Nami grunts, tensing up

 The floor begins to shake more violently as the crashing noise grows louder

“Everybody run!” Pedro shouts as the floor begins to rupture open due to Big Mom pushing up to the surface.

 Letting out a gasp, seeing the woman emerge from the ground, you turn, heading, the opposite direction with the group.

“Any suggestions?” You call out to Jimbei, who seemed to be giving us every hint to winning this fight.

“I’m afraid not! We have to keep running!” Jimbei replies

“GIVE IT BACK NOW!” Big Mom shrieks, making you wince, covering your ears lightly. Carrot does the same from beside you

“Straw Hats! Up here!” A voice calls from above.

 Dropping your hands, peering up, finding Pudding and Chiffon on a flying carpet. 

“Huh?” You question seeing the two

“What are you doing here, Pudding! Are you here to trick us again?!” Luffy interrogates the woman as she follows our group

“You can stop Mama’s hunger pains with my help!” Pudding announces

“It’s a trap! I knew I should’ve tied her up!” Pedro huffs from the front of the crew

“You already betrayed us once.” You frown at the girl.

“I know, but this time I promise to work together!” Pudding sighs

“Look, Mama thinks you have the cake right now, and I’ve heard you’re pretty good with sweets. If we work together on this cake. Then I’ll help you escape.” Chiffon takes over, suggesting the idea

“What? But we don’t have her cake!” Luffy argues back

“We know, but that’s just what Mama thinks!” Chiffon explains how her brothers told Big Mom we had the cake to get her to focus on us instead.

“So where can we bake this cake?” Sanji asks

“All the ingredients we need can be found in Chocolat Town! We’ll head there, make the cake as fast as we can, then deliver the cake back to the Straw Hats. That should get it to Mama, who will be following you. I have faith you’ll be able to pull through!” Chiffon explains her plan

“We will!” Luffy agrees with the plan

“Alright! I’m gonna leave you guys, I’ll be back!” Sanji says. The crew bids their goodbyes.

 Smiling, you send the cook a nod. As Sanji leaps onto the carpet, Luffy’s voice speaks up

“Y/N, go with Sanji!” Luffy calls

“What?” Turning toward Luffy quickly, meeting his warm smile.

“Are you sure, Luffy?” You question, unsure about his decision.

“Go and scout the area. Report back to us!” Luffy instructs, as Pedro tosses you a small transponder snail.

“Understood.” You nod, catching the snail. Leaping as Sanji’s hand pulls you onto the carpet beside him

“Tagging along?” Sanji grins

“Don't get ahead of yourself, Captain’s orders.” You reply, taking a seat on the fabric. The wind brushes against your skin

 Moving swiftly through the air, we pass over the Sunny. Squinting as you see many people on the ship. Chopper and Brook are on the deck fighting back against Big Mom’s crew.

“It looks like they’re getting attacked.” Sanji grunts

“They set up an ambush awfully fast. My big brothers are there!” Chiffon points out, worried

“Ha! That’ll teach ya! They were no match for my darling brothers!” Pudding laughs loudly, making us all turn back to face her.

“Come on, Pudding.” You wince, shaking your head at the girl’s emotions all over the place. One second, she was a hot mess, the next, she was throwing harmful words.

“Yeah, bring it back a little Pudding.” Chiffon says, sweat dropping from her forehead. The younger girl was helpless to her own emotions

“Sorry!” Pudding squeaks, covering her face. Turning her back toward us.

“So what do you two wanna do? We could drop you off?” Chiffon suggest

“No, they should be fine. Our crew can handle themselves.” You reply, watching your crewmates get smaller on the deck

“It’s true, so let’s do this.” Sanji agrees with a proud smirk.

“Could you let us down?” Sanji asks Rabian, Pudding’s flying carpet. The two of you were smushed close together inside the rolled up carpet.

“Okay!” He replies cheerfully, unraveling himself from around you.

 Finding your footing, Chiffon greets you with a small smile as Sanji pulls out a piece of paper. 

 Glancing around the large room, it seemed to be some sort of factory. Kitchen appliances were spotted every way you turned

“I drew a diagram of the wedding cake on the way here.” Sanji starts handing the sheet to Chiffon

Pulling out a white rag from his pocket, he hands it to you. 

“Here. They’ll know who you are.” Sanji states, as you retrieve the cloth

“What? You drew this from memory? How do you know the ingredients without tasting it?” Chiffon exclaims in disbelief. Eyes scanning over the drawing

“Amazing, isn’t he?” You grin, lifting the cloth halfway up your face. 

 Placing it across the bridge of your nose. Tying it behind your head. The fabric covering the lower half of your face. 

Sanji lets out a soft laugh at your words, smoke flowing out of his mouth.

“I can tell by its scent.” He answers Chiffon’s question

“Huh?” Chiffon gasp in shock

“Told you.” You smile at her reaction.

 Turning to grab an apron nearby. Tossing the loop of the cloth around your neck

“My sweet, you don’t have to trouble yourself helping,” Sanji speaks up

“I’m already here. The least I can do is help.” You reply, glancing over your shoulder at him, not too far behind.

“Can you?” You ask, holding the two strings of the apron out behind you.

“Of course” Sanji answers softly, taking the strings from between your fingers. 

 Facing forward, you can feel the strings faintly brushing against you. Tightening around your waist, standing still as he fastens it. While he did that, your hands find their way around a blue chef’s hat. Plopping it on top of your head, hoping to blend in some more.

“There.” Sanji hums from behind you, making you spin around to face him.

“Thank you.” You nod. Thankful for the cloth covering your lower face as it grew hot from how close you were.

 Pudding hurries over, taking small steps, trying to catch any of the chef’s attention.

“I cut their memory so they don’t know about the whole wedding fiasco. They think it went off, so they think we are husband and wife now. The story is that the weather ruined the cake, and now we must make a new one.” Pudding explains the situation.

Turning to you as she finishes

“They think you’re some secret cook here to assist. You just happened to be here attending the wedding. The chefs shouldn’t bother you too much, though.” Pudding nods toward you

“Who drew this?!” A chef demands from behind Pudding. Many of them crowd around the piece of paper Sanji had

“That'd be me. Let me know if there’s anything wrong.” Sanji’s steps forward 

“I knew you were talented, but I didn’t know you were this good!” One of the chefs exclaims, fascinated by Sanji's work

“And you must be the cook Pudding mentioned? What’s with the covered face?” Another chef points toward you

Tensing up, you hold up a hand, waving them off

“I’m very shy. Please excuse me for covering up.” You mumble in response, earning understanding noises to leave the chefs

“No! We understand! I hope to cook well alongside you both!” The chefs bow, taking off in different directions

 Beginning to start the preparations for Big Mom’s cake. The plan was to get it baked here and decorate it while on the way to deliver it to the emperor.

 Everybody works relatively quietly. You and Sanji prepare the ingredients for the whipped cream.

Chiffon suddenly rushes over, panting out of breath.

“What’s wrong, Chiffon?” You ask, taking notice of her worried expression.

“We are running slightly behind! Do you and Sanji mind making the top layer of the cake for us?!” Chiffon asks

“It’s no problem, Chiffon.” Sanji smiles, taking on the task

“Don’t worry,” You nod, reassuring the girl

“You two are wonderful!” Chiffon lets out a relieved sigh. Resting a hand on Sanji's shoulders, the others on yours. 

Her head hangs for a second, catching a moment for herself. Making eye contact with the cook, you both break into smiles at the woman’s actions.

“Everything will be okay.” You speak up, as Chiffion lets go of you two

 Now, in a separate part of the kitchen, you and Sanji work together. Lifting the mixing bowl to pour the batter into a cake pan. Using your vines to assist him in lifting the heavy bowl.

 The pan is taller than you. It was for Big Mom to say the least, it had to be grand. Following Chiffon’s recipe to a tea as she helped the other cooks catch up on their tasks.

 With the cake pan filled with the mixture, you glance at the large oven in your section of the kitchen. It looked different from what you were used to. Looking at the oven back to the larger cake pan, you grunt. The size looked like it might cause trouble.

“How do we do it?” You ask, glancing at Sanji

“I’ll help you. Just put it in” Sanji instructs 

“Don’t you think it’s too big?” You question 

“It will be fine,” Sanji groans along with you. Both are working to lift the heavy baking pan.

 Lowering it onto the rack, you both let out deep breaths

“I'll push it in.” Sanji grunts, planting his hands on the bowl. Panting slightly, he pushes the large pan into the oven.

“It fits perfectly inside.” You huff as Sanji closes the oven door 

“WHAT?!” Pudding's voice shrieks from behind you. 

  Making you and Sanji jump slightly. Snapping your head toward the girl falling out from behind a wall. Pudding’s face was flushed bright red as she hit the floor with a loud thud. Steam was leaving her nose 

 Your eyebrows furrow at the girl's odd actions. Chiffon runs over, crouching next to the girl, helping her off the floor. Shaking her back to reality

“What’s wrong?” Sanji asked, filled with concern 

“What are you two doing?!” Pudding prys suddenly with her finger pointed at us. Eye scanning us up and down quickly

“We were putting the cake in the oven. Are you okay, Pudding?” You answer hesitantly. 

 Taking a few steps closer to the girl, making sure she wasn’t hurt. The sound of her hitting the floor sounded bad.

“Liar! I heard you two!” Pudding exclaims

“Look, Pudding.” Sanji says, taking a step to the side to show her the cake in the oven.

 A shocked gasp leaves her mouth. Like the air just got knocked from her lungs. 

 Her hand flies up to cover her mouth. Head snapping between Sanji and you. Going back and forth quickly, as you both stare back at her, confused 

“That’s what he meant by put it in. I misunderstood. Sorry,” Pudding says softly, bowing her head

 Your breath practically got stuck in your throat at her words. Realization sinking in, thinking back on your word choice along with Sanji’s.

 To the left, you hear the same choking noise from the cook. Pudding’s face deepened its shade of red. As she hurried away, covering her face in shame

Sanji beside you clears his throat. His face was lightly flushed.  He tugs gently at the collar around his neck. Suddenly, it seemed too tight. 

 Turning to him, you smile awkwardly. Both were softly laughing at the girl's mind. Pudding had assumed you two were doing something else rather than cooking.

“I guess it sounded like that, huh?” You laugh softly, shaking your head at the previous encounter

“Maybe we should watch what we say” Sanji replies, lifting a hand to rub the back of his neck

“Probably,” You sigh, following him as you turn your focus back on the whipped cream 

  As the cakes bake in the oven, Sanji was almost done with another batch of whipped cream. Stirring the cream with a large wooden spoon.

 You stand by a counter to his left. A cutting board in front of you, knife in hand.  

 Slicing up bananas for the cake. The knife moving against the board mixes with the sound of the spoon scraping the bowl’s edge. 

The silence hanging between you and Sanji made you speak up.

“When we were coming here, I had to take over cooking.” You start up a conversation. Breaking the tension that nestled its way between you two.

Pausing your cutting motions to glance over at the blonde.

“Really?” He chimes, lifting his head in surprise. 

You nod your head, making a smile spread on his face.

“How was it? Luffy can be a real pain in the ass when he’s hungry.” Sanji says, laughing slightly at the mention of our captain.

 Focusing back on the whipped cream, you continue cutting up the fruit.

“Mmm. It was pretty normal, actually. It was interesting to be in your place, though.” You reply as the knife glides through the Banana

“What do you mean?” Sanji questions, making you pause slightly

“I mean, it felt good cooking for everyone. Seeing their faces and everything, I get why you enjoy it.” You answer, smiling to yourself, remembering your crewmate’s faces every time you had cooked this past week.

 It had always felt different since you often watched Sanji cook, but never joined in much. You mostly just kept the chef company as he cooked. Now, finally getting to experience what it was like for others to eat your food.

“I agree, the reactions are the best part of cooking.” Sanji replies, pausing for a second before continuing 

“You’re not gonna take my job, right?” Sanji jokes, letting out a laugh. 

The noise makes you turn to him. His warm smile blinded you, as his eyes closed while he laughed. 

“As much fun as cooking is. I don’t think I could replace your skills.” You laugh, 

 Turning back to scoop up the sliced fruit. Dropping them into a bowl that Chiffon gave you.

“I could always teach you a few things, if you enjoyed it that much,” Sanji suggests. His voice is now closer than before, making you place the knife down. 

Lifting your head, the cook is now close. His shirt lightly brushes against your bare arm. 

“Wouldn’t you just be giving me a head start on taking your place?” You smirk at the cook

“I don’t mind sharing with you. A pretty Sous chef would be nice.” He teases, leaning closer.

 Smiling at his words, your hands meet his shoulders. Putting space between you two. Not wanting anyone to get the wrong idea about the two of you being so close.

“Sanji, you’ll be in trouble if somebody hears you talking to me like this while you’re married.” Your comment as your face grows hot under the cloth covering your face. His words getting to you.

 Sanji tenses up at your reply, before relaxing once more. Still very determined to get your attention.

“But you admit you would like a private lesson?” Sanji says, leaning close one last time

“I wouldn’t call it that, but sure. Now, backup.” You tease with a shrug, a small smile on your face. Picking the knife back up

 Continuing to cut the fruit as the cook pulls away. In the corner of your eye, you see him turn away with a smug smile. 

Sanji returns to stirring the whipped cream, giving you the space you requested. 

 The two of you continue talking about nonsense while attending to your task. Your voices echoed in the small section that the two of you occupied. Both keeping each other company as you cook side by side. Enveloped in your job, but still having the brain power to hold a conversation with the cook.

“Look great, you two!” Chiffon praises as she appears with a slice of cake on her plate. 

“Thanks! Looks like the cakes are all cooked?” You smile as the scent of the cake wafts toward you.

“Mhm! Have a bite!” Chiffon smiles, lifting a fork in your direction. 

  Smiling at the woman’s maternal nature, you open your mouth, allowing the fork to enter. Closing around the fork, you feel your eyes light up at the taste. The cake is fluffy, not too sweet. Just perfect

“I could eat that every day.” You let out a laugh, slightly dazed at how something could be so good.

Chiffon and Sanji laugh along at your comment. The woman cuts into the slice once more

“Here, Sanji.” Chiffon offers as he lets the woman feed him, without any thought

“You’re incredible, Chiffon. She’s right, I wanna eat this cake for the rest of my life.” Sanji compliments the older woman

“You’re both so sweet!” Chiffon smiles at our words.

 Before you could say anything else, some of the chefs brought over Chiffon’s transponder snail out for Pudding. Walking over to the Pudding section, we get close enough to hear what the other person was saying.

You hear a familiar voice leave the transponder snail. It was Brulee, the tall woman from the seducing forest. Staying silent as you listen to the girl talk to her older sister

“I have some news to share about that Straw Hat and his crewmates. Tomorrow morning at 1 am, the Straw Hats ship should be arriving at Cacao Island. That’s where they are planning to meet up with their captain. Either way, Straw Hat won’t be making it to that island, as he chose to fight against Katakuri.” Brulee says

“Don’t worry, sis, I got this! If Mama wants the best wedding cake, I’ll give it to her!” Pudding replies as Brulee laughs in approval

“Oh, and if any of the Straw Hats arrive there early. Don’t worry, Oven just arrived on the island.” The older woman continues making you tense up at the name. 

 Listening to the new plan, your crewmates had chosen to meet here. Taking in the intel on the island's status, you slowly push out of the crowd of chefs surrounding Pudding.

As you exit the small crowd, a hand grabs yours. Turning to face the owner, Sanji’s eyes meet yours. His eyes dart down to our hands, and your eyes follow. Feeling something now in your palm.

You glance up at the cook, sending him a nod. Dropping your hand as you turn to walk away.

 Walking through the aisles of kitchen supplies in the large factory. The chattering of the cooks fades as you go deeper into the warehouse. You find a dim hallway, turning down it. Beginning to walk down toward the end. 

 Opening your hand now hidden from peeping eyes. Revealing the small transponder snail on your palm, you quickly dial the crew. The snail's rings echo in the empty hallway before picking up.

“Hello!?” Nami's voice rings through the snail

“Nami! Can you hear me?” You whisper into the snail

“We are a little busy right now! Big Mom is still chasing us!” Nami hurries out her words, as you hear loud explosions in the background.

“Keep heading this way, Nami. We know what Luffy is doing, but Big Mom’s kids have also caught wind of your plan to meet here. The place seems to be crawling with soldiers, so be very careful.” You inform Nami about the information getting out.

“Ugh! Of course they know! Okay, thanks for letting me know! I’ll see you soon!” Nami’s voice chimes through the snail 

“See you!” You hum, smiling, hearing her cheerful tone despite being in danger

“Sorry.” Muttering as you shove the snail down the front of your dress.

 Making your way out of the hallway before somebody notices your absence. Heels clacking against the factory’s tiled floor

 Approaching Sanji, who was back to stirring the whipped cream. Pudding is near, talking to him 

“I let Nami know.” You tell the two, returning to the cutting board

“Aren’t you worried? Your captain is going head to head with Katakuri! His bounty is over a billion. Big brother has never lost a single fight in his entire life!” Pudding exclaims from behind you

“Then it’s a special occasion.” Sanji answers, smiling back at the girl.

“No way! His power outshines Luffy's!” Pudding defends her older brother. Her footsteps stomp over to you. 

“You don’t also think your captain is gonna win?” She questions. 

 Her presence makes you glance away from the fruit. Catching the small frown on her face, the younger girl worried

“I do believe Luffy will win this fight.” You sigh, answering honestly 

 Pudding shoulder drop, and she lets out a defeated whine. 

“But there's no reason to worry. Luffy won’t go far.” You attempt to reassure the girl. Giving her a gentle nudge with your elbow.

 The younger girl lifts her head. A look of relief washes over her face. Her warm smile was back in its place. Returning the smile, you turn to the counter, grabbing a full banana that hasn’t been peeled yet.

“Here. I don’t think you’ve eaten all day.” You express your concerns. Trying to distract her mind

 Placing the fruit into her hand. 

“Thanks.” Pudding says softly, accepting the offer. Walking away to take a break

 Returning to your task, you hear Sanji speak up

“Trying to steal my wife?” He teases 

“You should’ve noticed sooner.” You answer with a smug smile. Which quickly falters as you continue

“She’s only a kid, Sanji. I can’t imagine what it’s like being Big Mom’s kid.” You huff, frustrated at the mistreatment the mother had toward her children

“You’re always thinking about everybody, huh, my sweet?” Sanji says from across the kitchen

 For a moment, it feels real. Like you were both in the kitchen of the home that the two of you owned together. And here you were prepping dinner together in the warmly lit house.  

“There isn’t much we can do, but this cake should help them out.” Sanji’s voice brings you back to the noisy kitchen.

“We need to hurry then.” You reply, body warm. Once more, the cook’s way with words had you dazing off about the peaceful life you imagined.

 The people of Chocolat Town cheer loudly. Lining the sides of the streets like it was a parade. The large cake sits in the middle of the large wagon.

Pudding and Chiffon stand at the front of the Wagon. While you and Sanji stand on the side, trying to blend in with the other chefs 

 Underneath the material over your face, you smile at the many people waving back at you.

 Unaware you were a pirate. It’s not like you were doing anything bad. You stare at the crowd of smiling faces frombeside Sanji. 

 The blonde now has the lower half of his face covered as well. A pair of glasses rest on his nose

“We believe in you!” A small girl shouts, waving her tiny hand at you

 Returning the gesture, the girl’s smile only grows. When the wagon suddenly halts, coming to a stop.

The two of you peak out from around the cake. Seeing Oven was the one who stopped the wagon 

“Where do you plan on taking that cake?” Oven interrogates his younger sister

“We decided to decorate the cake on a ship. That will ensure the safety of Chocolat Town!” Pudding explains 

 Oven sits in silence, as his eyes begin to scan over the chefs. The two of you freeze. Sanji shuffles in front of you, hiding your dress.

 As his piercing eyes scan over you. Oven turns back to Pudding

“I agree. That is a splendid plan. Pardon me, carry on.” Oven speaks up

“Thank you, Oven! I promise, we won’t let you down!” You hear Chiffon say

“I don’t mean you. You’re staying right here with me!” Oven replies, jumping up, grabbing hold of the woman.

 Slamming her onto the ground forcefully. You gasp, running over to the edge of the wagon. Hands gripping the railing as you watch the man hold Chiffon down

“We gotta do something!" You whisper to Sanji

“Careful! You can’t get caught as well.” Sanji says, grabbing hold of your shoulder. Bringing you away from the edge. 

 The carriage jolts, beginning to roll again. Continuing toward the dock with the cake. 

 You head toward the back of the wagon, unable to do anything without your cover being blown. Watching the cruel treatment, waiting for an opening

 As Oven begins to lift Chiffon by the throat, crashing footsteps approach.

“GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER RIGHT NOW, OVEN! YOU HEAR ME!” A large man shouts, running at Oven

“Pound?” You gasp at the sight

 The father gives an opening, as Oven releases Chiffon. Meeting Sanji's eyes, sharing a look. In the next moment, he’s gone in a flash, with you following.

 As Pound and Oven are about to collide fists. Sanji lands a kick to the top of Oven’s head. At the same time, Chiffon falls perfectly into your arms. 

 Quickly heading back toward the wagon with the woman before anyone noticed. You appear on the carriage next to Pudding.

“We need to hide her!” You instruct as Pudding rushes off to find something to cover her 

“You saved me.” Chiffon says in shock

“You're my friend Chiffon.” You smile at the older woman who has been nothing but kind.

“Come on, let’s hide you.” Sanji appears beside you in a flash.

  Helping you cover Chiffon with a cloth, Pudding had found. Just then, Oven jumps on the wagon, grabbing hold of the woman hiding. Sanji and you back away, not wanting to be noticed as Pudding defends her older sister

“Just accept your punishment,” Oven says, one hand holding Chiffon's head, the other burning a fire in front of her face. 

“Quit it, brother! We’ve got to get the cake to Mama!” Pudding tries to reason with her brother. 

 About to step in, Oven’s transponder snail begins to ring. Pausing, he picks it up

“Oven! We found Bege! He is heading straight to Chocolat Town!” A voice says through the snail.

 Looking toward the ocean up ahead, you could see a boat in the distance. No mistake that was Bege. The man’s actions were heartwarming as he rushed toward danger for his wife. Their ship was being chased by the Tarte boats.

 A shot echoes across the ocean. A bullet hits the center of Oven’s face, exploding in the process. The man gets knocked off the wagon, flying into a tree

 Watching the debris cloud the air around the tree that Oven slammed into. You turn back to Chiffon 

“Your husband has a nice shot!” You cheer, throwing your arms in the air. Pudding squeals beside you, both taking the win with Oven out of the way. As Beges' boat gets closer, the tank-like tires allow the ship to also come onto land. 

 Your feet suddenly leave the wagon underneath you for a moment. Grabbing hold of the railing, looking over the edge. Mouth flying open, letting out a loud gasp. The ground now seemed to be far away. The wagon flew through the air, heading toward Bege’s ship.

“Sanji.” You huff to yourself, realizing who was behind launching us into the sky. Not one for heights.

 Tightening your grip on the rails, preparing for impact as we head for Bege’s ship. Landing with a crash, the cake wobbles slightly before stilling.

Hopping down onto the deck of the ship, you form your sword. Slicing through the ropes holding the sea lion that carried the wagon. It barks a couple of times before hopping off the ship. The ship drives straight in the direction of Chocolat Town

 Some of the buildings are crushed under the boat’s tires. We successfully made it through Chocolate Town, exiting on the southeast shore. The ship plopped back into the water, avoiding all the Tarte ships. Fleeing from the island as quickly as possible.

“Alright, let’s hurry. We gotta decorate this cake!” Sanji directs everybody to finish the cake.

 Sanji removes the glasses and the cloth he disguised himself with. You follow, pulling down the cloth over your face. It hangs around your neck when you hear a gasp

“You’ve been a Straw Hat this whole time!” A chef shouts, making you snap your head in his direction. An accusing finger pointing at you

“Surprise,” You mutter, sending the chef an awkward smile.

“That makes her my crewmate, Y/N. She’s only here to help us with the cake like she's been doing.” Sanji quickly cuts in. Putting himself in front of you as he calms the chefs down.

“Nice work.” You admire the cake, turning to face Sanji, who lands beside you after frosting some roses on the top of the cake. 

 The sky is now dark, sunsetting not too long ago. It felt much cooler outside now. And the ship is surrounded by the aroma of the cake. Frosted evenly all around, all the chefs' hard work showed in the details.

“It’s all thanks to everybody who helped.” Sanji grins at the masterpiece of a cake.

 Hearing thuds against the wooden deck, you glance around at the chef’s all of whom have passed out. Exhausted from the hours they spent cooking. Frosting covered every cook, having no time to worry about our cleanliness when there was a cake to be decorated. 

 As Sanji talks to the Chiffon and Pudding, you find yourself wandering toward the back of the ship. Coming to a stop, you cross your arms over your chest. Standing by the railing, watching the stars.

 Staring off into the night sky, soft footsteps sound against the wooden floor. The smell of smoke gives away the person without you having to look.

“Sulking by yourself, mon amour.” Sanji starts as he rests his elbows on the railing to your right. Leaning against the edge a bit to get a better look at your face 

 Turning to face him, his face now directly leveled with yours. Sanji greeted you with a warm smile. Taking note of him keeping a respectful distance. Also noting the frosting scattered all over him, some on his face

“Just taking a breather.” You reply, raising your hand to his.

 “You missed a spot.” You point out while swiping your finger across the frosting on his jaw. 

 Plopping the finger into your mouth. Letting out a hum as the fluffy texture dissolved on your tongue. The sweet taste coats your mouth.

“I don’t know how you do it.” You compliment, a smile taking over your face

“Let me try!” Sanji smiles, leaning close. Placing a kiss on your cheek 

“Sanji!” You gasp. Pushing him away gently

 Cautiously, glancing around, making sure nobody saw. Your face was burning up. The cloth no longer there to hide you

“Mmm! You’re right, I did do a good job.” The cook lets out a laugh, closing his eyes as he licks the frosting on his lips. Savoring the taste.

“What?” Sanji asks after opening his eyes. 

Realizing you were slightly further away.

“I told you! What if somebody saw that! You’re supposed to be Pudding’s groom.” You whisper shout the man beside you

“Hey, you started it. Either way, the chefs are too tired to notice.” Sanji shrugs, scooting closer to you. His shoulder bumping into yours

 Grunting to yourself because he had a point. Allowing him to finally get close this once.

“Here,” he says softly. Handing you a small cloth in hand.

 Internally questioning where he had got it from, as you accept the fabric.

“Thanks” You reply, dragging the material across your face. Doing your best to remove what you could without a mirror.

“I know she’s technically the enemy, but I don’t want Pudding to see us and get hurt.” You mutter while handing the cloth back 

“A woman after my own heart.” Sanji teases softly, raising his hand. The cloth in his hand as his eyes trace over your face, wiping away any frosting you missed.

 You let out a soft laugh. Head shaking at his response. Cracking a smile, not able to keep serious with Sanji so close. Especially when it was him cleaning you up. 

“I hope the crew is okay.” You confess to cutting the silence as he finished cleaning your face.

 Sanji pauses at your words. In no time, he was pulling you closer. Wrapping his arms around you

“They can hold their own, you said it yourself. There is no need to worry.” Sanji comforts you, hand gliding against your back.

 Wrapping your arms around his torso in return. Resting your head to the left, getting a clear view of the moonlight shining on the ocean. Sinking into the warmth radiating from the cook

“I know, but I can’t help it. Luffy sure is crazy. I don’t think I could ever attack an emperor if it weren’t for him.” You mumble against his chest, watching the waves lightly crashing into each other

“Yeah, I don’t think any of us would have.” Sanji laughs softly 

“I don’t regret it, though. An emperor is scary, but Luffy has luck that gets him everything he wants. But I think that's just because he’s Luffy.” You continue, and both of you begin laughing. 

Both letting it sink in how crazy this all was. And you had all made it this far. 

“Luffy is terrifying. I'd hate to be on the receiving end.” Sanji smiles, releasing his arms from around you.

Digging out a cigarette from his pocket, he lit the stick. Taking a drag

“Yeah, you sure are lucky Luffy didn't kick your ass back there!” You comment, sending him a slight glare, remembering the stunt he pulled back in the field of Whole Cake Island

 He shrugs playfully as Bege and his crew hurry down the side of the boats. 

“Your crew should be up ahead. Move your behinds,” Bege's rough voice chimes in the conversation. Passing us up, heading toward a small castle like tower that he had at the back of his ship. 

 Following the man and his crew, you and Sanji stand near him. The Sunny stands tall, and the flag burned slightly. And Big Mom chased right behind them. 

“She looks way more pissed now!” You wince. Eyebrows knitting together, seeing the emperor on a large sun. Big Mom herself was practically on fire.

 Turning your back to the scene, you head down the stairs toward Pudding. Leaving the two guys to talk. Climbing onto the flying carpet, you sit on your knees. Sanji followed, and we were off, leaving the cake in Bege’s and Chiffon’s hands.

 Rushing past the crashing waves, water mists your face as you near the Sunny. As the carpet comes to a stop, you and Sanji hop off the carpet.

“Hey there! You miss us?” Sanji grinned as the crew faced us

“Y/N! Sanji!” Nami smiles, throwing her hand in the air

“You two are safe! And Pudding is here!” Brook cheers

“Hey, guys!” Chopper chirps, the three of them throwing themselves in our direction. Hugging you two close

“I thought I was gonna die,” Nami cries, squeezing you tight. Tears in Nami’s eyes, making Sanji burst away from everyone's hold. Dancing around

“Why were you guys on Bege’s ship?” Brook questions ignoring Sanji’s actions

“Long story, Bege is luring her further away from the island just to be safe,” Sanji answers, after calming down.

“But why would Bege do that?” Brook continues. Letting out a hum, you lift your head

“Well, Bege’s wife is doing whatever to help us. And I don’t think Bege’s given up on killing Big Mom.” You point out, making the crew nod in understanding

“That does sound like him,” Jimbei confirms

“As long as the Sunny is okay, everything should be fine. What are Pedro and Carrot up to?” Sanji asks 

“I know I’m surprised they’re not out here.” You nod, glancing around the upper deck. Rocking on your feet, trying to spot the two

“Oh, they’re both in the cabin! They’re both wiped out from all the fighting” Brook states

“We should let them rest then. We need to discuss how we are gonna get Luffy back.” You redirect the conversation, giving the two their time to rest. 

“You don’t think this will actually work, do you?” Pudding says quietly, a brown hood draped over her head.

“It has to.” You reply, lifting the brown hood around your neck onto your head.

You sit across from Sanji, who also wears a hood, keeping us hidden. The three of you are pressed against the walls of an alleyway, hidden from the Charlotte family patrolling one singular mirror in the center of the island

 Pudding stands further down the dark alley from us.

“We are gonna be in a hurry soon, so be ready.” Sanji warns you of blowing out smoke. Another cigarette lit between his fingers. 

 Sending him a nod, you turn to the younger girl.

“Why are you so far away, Pudding?” You murmur, walking toward the girl

“I can’t be seen you two pirates!” She barks, glaring at you. 

 You tense up as she snaps her head in your direction. Her shoulders drop seeing your confused face, cracking a smile. 

“Are you laughin’ at me!” Pudding huffs face inches away. Filled with anger, she looked so adorable you couldn’t help but laugh.

“Stop it, Pudding. We gotta be quiet!” You laugh softly, catching Pudding's attention.

 Realizing how close she was, Pudding stumbles back almost like a cartoon. Making your smile only grow. She panics for a moment before letting out a deep breath. Closing her eyes, trying to calm herself.

 Opening her eyes, Pudding glances over your shoulder at Sanji behind you, distracted by the crowd.

“I heard you and Sanji talking earlier.” Pudding begins to speak, making you even more confused

“About?” You utter, glancing around, confused

“You had said you didn’t want my feelings to be hurt when Sanji showed you affection. But I don’t think that’s right at all. Sanji is the happiest with you all. So I would rather see you two happy, even if it hurts. I’m honestly grateful to have met Sanji through this, but I think I somehow learned more in the short time I knew you.” Pudding says, making your frown slightly at her words

“Pudding.” You mutter as the girl sees the tears in her eyes. Noticing the girl breaking down suddenly

“When you first met me, you told me you're glad Sanji would be marrying someone like me. Mama has always been so harsh on me. Hearing you speak kindly about me despite how I’ve treated you made me feel horrible. I’m sorry our time as friends was so miserable.” Pudding sniffles, tears beginning to stream down her face

“It’s okay, Pudding.” You hush, wrapping your arms around the girl,and she leans into you. Hand rubbing against her back, trying to soothe her cries

“But you’ll be back, right?” Pudding chokes on her tears as she pulls away, searching for your eyes. Her brown eyes were lined with tears

“We have to, don't we?” You grin down at the girl

“Next time, I promise it will be better than this.” The younger girl sniffles, looking up at you.

“I’m sure it will be.” You smile, reaching to pat the girl's head. Earning a smile from the girl as she wipes away her tears

“Y/N, it’s almost time!” Sanji’s hushed voice echoes down the alleyway.

 Smiling at the girl one last time, you turn and head over to stand beside the cook. Peeking out of the alley as the clock struck one o’clock. Sanji and you let out a gasp, seeing someone jump out of the mirror with Brulee held hostage. 

“Pekoms?” You mumble over Sanji’s shoulder, seeing the lion mink.

“Where is Luffy!” Sanji grunts, watching Pekoms get surrounded by Big Mom’s crew. 

 The mink drops Brulee, removing his glasses, looking toward the moon. Staring in confusion as the lion suddenly grows in size. His mane grows long, turning white. Pekoms had transformed

“So this was their secret.” You utter in shock, lighting dances around the lion. Oven towers over the crowd as he walks over to Pekoms. 

The large man pulls his fists back, knocking it right into Pekoms. Sending him flying, landing on the ground. A figure tumbles out, catching a black shirt. The straw hat on the figure’s back gave it away. With the Charlotte siblings surrounding your captain, Sanji and you took off. 

 Swiftly racing through the crowd, with Sanji heading in an opposite direction. As a guy gets ready to swing at Luffy, you rush forward. Throwing off the brown coat, your sword growing in hand.

 Arms pulling back behind your head, you slice at his torso. A scream leaves him when you feel an arm wrap around your waist. The crowd gets smaller as you look down, seeing a white sleeve around you.

 Glancing to your right, your nose almost grazes Sanji’s cheek. Looking down, finding Luffy getting carried in Sanji’s left arm, lower to his waist. The cook is using his skywalk ability to give us a better chance of getting away.

“Luffy!” You beam, smiling at your captain, looking up at you and Sanji. 

“Y/N! Sanji!” Luffy smiles

“Win your fight?” Sanji questions 

“Yeah!” Luffy nods before passing out. Soft snores leave him

“Now, we just got to get out of here.” You encourage the cook as he carries the two of you over Chocolat Town.

Your arms over his shoulder, hands grasping your sword firmly. Slicing away at Big Mom’s family, who could also skywalk. 

 A white flash goes by, taking down some of the siblings on your tail. It was Pekoms attacking them, watching in slight fear at his beast like state. He turns toward you and Sanji. The cook had also taken notice. 

“Sanji!” You yelp as Pekom's eyes snap onto you three. In a flash, he was in the air right beside you, smashing you all into a roof. Feeling your body smash into the solid material, you felt your limbs burning from the sharp impact.

 Slightly shaking from the pain, you pant, still wrapped in Sanji’s arm. Both are trying to catch your breath, staring at Pekoms in front of you. The lion lunges toward you two, before halting, his eyes watering. Something suddenly flipped inside him. 

His claw lifts, poking us as softly as possible before leaning away.

“Take Straw Hat. You must flee.” Pekom's voice was deeper. He sounded like a beast in this form. Sanji lets out a sigh next to you

“Okay.” Sanji nods, picking himself up. Lifting you and Luffy along with him, taking off quickly. 

Your eyes water slightly as Pekoms turns to go fight against his crew members. His roars cut short as he was pierced multiple times. 

“PEKOMS!” You shout, reaching a hand out. Raising it over and over, your vines shoot up, piercing as many of the soldiers as you can that surround the lion. The crowd only gets smaller the further the three of you get.

 Suddenly getting smashed into the ground by a mallet, one of Big Mom’s kids made. Feeling the air knocked out of you once more. Sanji grunts on the floor as you push yourself onto your feet. Sword drawn in front of you as Oven makes his way over. 

“Fight back as much as you like. No one can overcome this many foes. It’s over.” Oven taunts as guns click, aiming at us.

“OPEN FIRE!” A woman shouts as the gunshots ring. You relax, ready to block every bullet. Freezing upon someone crashing down in front of you. 

 The man stands tall, his red hair styled. As the shooting stops, the Vinsmoke siblings stand around us. Blocking us from the bullets. Internally feeling guilty for feeling so happy to have Sanji’s family's help.

“You owe us after the tea party,” Ichiji leads, dropping bullets from his hand. 

“Did you come here to help us?” Sanji mutters from behind you

“Oh. Sanji, you're here.” Ichiji mumbles over his shoulder, reminding you how much of downers Sanji’s siblings were

“You two get moving already!” Reiju orders, as you turn around, rushing toward the cook.

Sanji wasted no time lifting you and taking off toward the sky. Niji grabs onto Sanji, using his boots to boost us further away from the crowd

“Have a nice flight.” His brother smirks, pulling his arm back before launching us further toward the ocean. 

“Your brothers are assholes!” You shout as the wind rushes past you fast, it feels like needles pricking your skin. 

“Yeah, they are.” Sanji grunts, slowing down as he begins to skywalk, continuing over the chaos erupting below. Boats sit on the sea's surface, lit on fire, smoke filling the air. As a bomb whistles through the air, a pink orb wraps around us. 

“You're really high maintenance, aren’t you?” Reiju's smooth voice pours out, making you smile. Sanji's head faced his older sister in shock.

“Don’t let them go, okay?” Reiju smiles down at Sanji. Your smile grows at the two siblings, feeling a force push you two further above the sea. 

“Be safe!” Sanji calls out as he returns, looking forward. Loud explosions ring in your ears as Sanji huffs, carrying you two through the heat of the flames below.

Through the dark smoke smoke filled clouds. You see a familiar flag peaking through. As the cook continues past the clouds, the ship appears.

“The Sunny!” You smile widely, looking over your shoulder. Admiring the ship, you worried you might not ever board again.

“Look, Luffy,” Sanji gently shakes Luffy awake in his arms

“Is dinner ready yet?” Luffy murmurs groggily. Sanji lets out a small laugh

“Of course, that’s what he’s thinking about.” You sigh, shaking your head at the boy who has fallen back to sleep. Feeling yourself relax in Sanji’s arms, knowing that you would all be back on the Sunny together. Better yet, you were all closer to being with the crew in Wano.

Part 12

Very heavy Sanji chapter. Yk i had too espeically for the last part in Whole cake. Hehehe BUT YK NEXT CHAPTER WILL HAVE ZORO, MAYBE LAW???? Everybody getting written about atp, Wano is already so good. Everybody lookin tewww goooddd.

Playing Minecraft, and this might be the biggest sign if I’ve ever seen it. I swear I’m in a frickin writers block. part 11 is nearing AN END. It will BE OUT BY THIS WEEK. But right now I’m not gonna lie I’m gonna play Minecraft, and my sister and her bf will come over. And we will watch better late than single. Its so good btw😛 I’m trolling atp I’ll try dropping by THURSDAY maybe earlier if a miracle happens.

!!!WHOLE CAKE ISLAND SPOILERS!!!

Word count- 9.4k

Masterlist Pt.9

A/N- I just wanna say IN THE ANIME THE COUCH IS WHITE. So when I describe it as white, just go along with it. I enjoyed writing this chapter mainly because the little mafia outfits are so hard likeeee stop playin.

Straw Hat reader. Strawhats x reader, slight and i mean slight Luffy x reader, Sanji x reader

Warning- SLOWPACED, fluff, sum smoking

!!!Sorry for any grammar errors!!!

“HEY! ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME? WARTY-HEAD! HEY!” Your captain throws insults at the man sitting in front of our cell. The book is now open as we sit behind bars.

You watch Luffy stretch his arms as he drags himself to the bars of the cell. Slamming against it, trying to get the man's attention

“WOULD YOU SHUT UP? I'M TRYING TO READ!” The man shouts, looking up from his book

“Screw you! I’m gonna destroy this dumb thing!” Luffy barks back, biting on the railing. 

 You raise an eyebrow at your captain. The guard shouts at Luffy, telling him to stop.

“Quit it.” You grunt to Luffy, who was already missing a tooth from earlier.

 A knock on the door catches your attention. Someone was coming in, and with your luck, it was probably a Charlotte sibling back to taunt you all. 

 The guard turns to the door upon hearing it open. The footsteps echo throughout the room.

“What the occasion, Pudding!” The guard looks away from us, turning over to the girl entering the room

You tense up seeing the girl. None of you knew if she was still trustworthy. Luffy gasped at the sight of the girl.

“Pudding?” Nami questions from beside you

“Good, it’s you! Let us out of here! This guy is making me mad!” Luffy instructs Pudding, his arms still stretching across the cell

“Luffy, shush!” You yelp.

The chances of Pudding helping you were slim, but you still wouldn’t want Pudding to be punished because of you guys knowing her.

“We can’t talk to the enemy right here!” Nami adds as the girl stays silent

“You are being very quiet, Pudding. Can I help you?” The guard suggests still looking at the girl

“Could you open the book? I just need to say something to them before the wedding.” Pudding asks

 An uneasy feeling set in the bottom of your stomach.

Watching a Chess guard open up the bars for her with a bookmark. Pudding steps through, peering up at her from your place on the floor. 

“This has gone all wrong.” She says in her soft tone.

“Hey! What gives! We went to the coast like you said!” Luffy expresses his annoyance toward the girl. His teeth were clenched together.

“Cut it out! You're gonna get her in trouble!” Nami whispers across you to the boy

“Pudding.” You mutter, looking at the girl back at you all.

“My brothers and sisters have done terrible things to you. You’re all beaten up. I’m so sorry!” Pudding apologizes, lowering to her knees in front of us

“No, it’s-” Nami starts, but pauses, seeing the girl's saddened face.

 Your brain is playing tricks, not knowing whether to trust the girl or not. Frowning, you listen to what else she has to say.

 Pudding continues to apologize for not being able to meet at the coast. While Nami consoles her 

“I came here because there’s something important, I think I should tell you.” Pudding trails off. 

 Studying her body movement. Her hands were in her lap as her head bowed.

“What’s wrong! Just say it!” Luffy says

“The truth is, I met with Sanji and he proposed to me. He made me so happy, but still, I know he only said that to be nice to me. The truth is I'm only causing everyone trouble.” Pudding starts shaking her head as she finishes

The thought of Sanji proposing to her made you sick if you're being honest. But you knew what to expect when coming here.

“But don't worry, I decided I won't marry him.” She says, sending you a smile. A wave of relief washed over you. 

 It felt like pounds had been lifted from your shoulders.

Not physically, though, as the aching feeling in your arms reminds you of your current position.

 Your hands numb from hanging above your head for so long. You don't know how to reply as she smiles, leaning closer. 

 Cupping her hands around her mouth for only you, Nami, and Luffy to hear.

Your captain leans close as you and Nami stay still, listening from where you sat.

“The reason we’re not getting married is because that lovelorn fool played right into my hands.” Pudding continues as her voice darkens at the end of her sentence

Snapping your head toward the girl. Eyes widening, seeing a third eye in the middle of her forehead looking at you and Nami.

 Sitting in shock understanding the real truth behind the marriage

“And during the wedding ceremony. I plan to shoot him full of holes. And as for you guys. Not one of you is leaving this place alive either!” Pudding whispers, turning to face you

Tensing up as her hand cuffs around your face. Her grip firm, making you look up at her 

“Don’t look so upset. I would never actually look toward a guy like him if it wasn’t for Mama. Besides, pirate-scum like you two belong together.” She grins, her face only a few inches away from yours

 Turning your head to the side as she finishes. Forcing her to let go, she stands heading for the bars of the cell.

“Hey! Pudding, wait! Is this a joke?” Luffy calls out

“Well, goodbye! You miserable little rats!” Pudding turns with fake tears streaming down her face. 

 Exiting through the bars, not turning back once as the door of the room shut behind her. 

“We should've known it was a trap,” You grunt, pulling at your arms once more. Frustrated being nailed to the wall

“You're right. Now we are stuck.” Nami mumbles, head hanging low

“We've got to get out of here!” Luffy says, running his body over and over into the cell. The book shook from his force.

“Cut it out, Luffy!” Nami tells our captain, lifting her head

“No way! I gotta go!” Luffy replies, trying other ways to get through the bars.

Turning to face the navigator, making eye contact, you sigh.

“There’s no way out.” You mutter to the girl

“Yup. This idiot is gonna drive us mad.” She whispers as her eyes dart to Luffy, who is behind you, colliding with the stone once more.

“And why aren’t you saying anything to him?” Nami questions you, slightly annoyed that you weren’t helping her calm the captain

“It's Luffy.” You reply, turning to see Luffy now wrapping his arms around himself

"Yeah. I guess that says a lot." Nami utters

Your eyebrows furrowed together as he continued to wrap himself up in his arms.

“Luffy, don’t!” You gasp, making Nami turn to the captain as well

His arms stretch, hands still stuck to the wall. You could hear his skin beginning to rip as small tears formed.

“LUFFY! STOP! YOU’RE GONNA RIP THEM OFF!” Nami screams from beside you, squirming, watching him continue to twist

“DON'T DO IT! YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO FIGHT!” You explain, trying to stop your captain from traumatizing both you and Nami

“YES, I WILL! I'LL STILL HAVE MY LEGS! WE GOT TO GET OUT!” Luffy yells, slipping as his arm unwind from around him. 

 Spinning around, he is flung back beside you. Slouching against the wall, dizzy.

Luffy quickly shoots up, getting right back to wrapping his arms around himself as you and Nami beg for him to stop.

“NO MORE, LUFFY!” You pleaded, turning away from the sight

 Luffy runs around in place, stretching his arms as far as possible. Still attempting to rip off his arms.

 You and Nami shout at him to stop as blood begins to appear. This had been going on for a while already. It almost felt like an eternity. 

“All right, let’s talk!” The guard appears on the other side of the bars. Now out of his chair, standing right outside the cell.

“What do you want? Can’t you see we’re busy?” Nami shouts at the man as you turn to glare at him.

“Mama's instructions were for me to obtain Lola’s whereabouts by whatever means necessary.” He explains

“I won’t tell! I’d never betray my friends!” Nami replies

“Very well. Guess you want to be tortured.” The man replies, turning away to grab a crossbow.

“I’m going to shoot you every five seconds.” He says, loading the arrow into the bow. 

“Hold on! Give us a moment!” You yelp, head snapping between your crewmate and Big Mom's son

“No need. I’ll be shooting you every ten seconds.” The man explains, making you and Nami both gasp

“You’ll kill us! She didn’t even really know Lola!” Nami pleads 

“I’ll stop when you choose to talk.” The guard continues

“SCREW YOU, WART-HEAD! YOU’LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH ME!” Luffy joins in stretching his arms to place his body in front of you and Nami.

”IT’S OKAY I’LL FINISH TAKING OFF MY ARMS IN JUST A SEC! HOLD ON!” Luffy tries to reassure you. 

“No, that either!” You and Nami plead with the two

“QUIT BEING BABIES!” Luffy and the guard shout at you two. 

 Nami continues to beg for them to stop, as you hear the door creaking open up again. The guard turns to the door, looking taken aback as a voice calls out.

“Hey! Is anybody in here?” A husky voice gets louder as they enter the room

“Whoa, whoa, I thought you were forbidden from entering the castle?” The guard asks voice filled with fear. Raising his hands in defense as the footsteps get closer

“This island is descending into chaos. Now it has reached you as well. I hope you can forgive me for this.” The man out of sight replies. The next words that follow make everything click

“Now, Five-Thousand Brick Fist!” His voice calls out as a blue fist meets the guard's stomach. The stance of a man you knew well, as he sends the guard flying from his place

“JIMBEI!” You smile along with the rest of the crew

Your call catches the man’s attention as he turns to the cell.

“Great timing! Why are you here?” Luffy questions as Jimbei nears the bars separating you all

“I heard you were taken captive. I’m relieved to see that you're well. We have catching up to do, but right now you must escape.” Jimbei explains 

“THANK YOU!” You and Nami cry as Luffy laughs, happy to see the familiar face

 You listened to Jimbei explain the room that we were in. The books filling the room held pages of real living things. Ranging from whatever Big Mom desired, Nami, beside you, appears in a blue outfit she took from one of the prisoners.

Her old outfit was burned from the fire Jimbei had to use to burn the book down. To free us. Luckily, you and Luffy's outfits were mostly intact.

“So what are you doing here?” You ask, peering up at the Fishman

“As the captain of the Sun Pirates, I have an affiliation with Big Mom and her crew,” Jimbei answers.

“So what do you call this?” Nami asks, motioning to the events leading up to freeing us, a known enemy of Big Mom

“I suppose you’d call it a rebellion. No turning back now.” Jimbei laughs

“So, did you resolve all your responsibilities?” You question referring back to Fishman Island when Luffy had asked him to join the crew

“I threw them aside!” He replies smiling

Footsteps grow louder, and shouting is heard outside the door of the room.

“Great, they already know,” Nami grunts, facing the door. 

“Not surprising. Here, follow me.” Jimbei instructs us to follow him when we hear a thud against the floor

Turning, you see Luffy on the floor.

“So weak. Can’t move too hungry.” Luffy says lazily as he rests on the floor

“At a time like this? Truly?” Jimbei states not able to believe your captains actions. The guard’s shouts are only getting louder.

“I forgot he said he wouldn’t eat anything else unless it’s from Sanji.” You inform Jimbei that Luffy’s stomach is growling

“Ignore it. I’m fine. I need to warn him!” Your captain declares, standing up from his place on the floor

“Look after Y/N and Nami, Jimbei!” Luffy orders turning as he runs up a staircase that leads somewhere random. 

“Think carefully, Luffy!” You call out, watching him get further away

“Just a word of caution, there are many guards outside!” Jimbei informs the boy

“I’LL BE FINE, I PROMISE!” Luffy shouts back, inflating his fist, getting ready to fight as he climbs the stairs

“He’s not even listening.” Nami grunts, shaking her head beside you, before turning to Jimbei and you.

“We must hurry! I know a way!” Jimbei announces guiding me and Nami to the door

“Get ready!” He says, hands finding the handles of the door, ready to open them up to the rushing guards.

 Some time had passed. You and Nami have been reunited with the rest of the crew. 

 Chopper and Carrot had successfully taken over the mirror dimension Brulee created. Taking her and Diesel, another one of Big Mom's crewmates as prisoners.

 While in this mirror dimension, the crew worked at getting Brook back as well. Who had been taken by Big Mom herself. 

 You were thankfully able to sit that one out. Beyond terrified knowing you would for sure make a noise waking her up

 After the crew saved Brook. The older man informed us of the copy of the Red Poneglyph that he obtained. Hidden inside his skull, away, sneaking it right under Big Mom’s nose.

 You sit on your knees on the purple floor of the mirror world. Carrot and Nami do the same as we observe the piece of mirror in Chopper's hand

“Do you think he’ll be able to hear us through this tiny shard?” The reindeer questions

“I think so. When I talked to you before, the mirror broke apart. But the pieces should be on that tree. Let's try,” Nami replies

“Hey! Are you there? Hey! By the tree! Hello! Answer me if you can hear this!” Chopper shouts into the mirror

“Over here, Chopper!” Luffy's voice rings through the mirror

 You gasp with the crew hearing the boy's voice. Smiling, hearing his cheerful response.

“It’s Luffy! Hey!” Chopper calls out as we stare at the mirror, seeing Luffy's smiling face appear in the mirror

“You were right!” Chopper grins at Nami as everybody cheers, hearing his voice

“Why is Chopper's voice coming from a mirror?” Sanji's voice speaks up as well. 

 Your heart almost skipped a beat hearing him talk like everything was normal. Like this was another adventure 

“Luffy was that Sanji?” Nami questions

“Uh-huh, he’s here with me,” Luffy confirms that the cook was with him

“Nice, so it all worked out! You were able to find him! Good job!” Chopper congratulates the captain. A cute smile on his face as he laughs

“So how are ya?” Luffy asks the crew

“Happy to report everybody is safe in the mirror, for now!” Carrot answers as you wait for your captain to finish

“Yeah, we’re fine! Y/N can’t stop smiling now.” Nami teases, leaning close to the mirror. 

 You catch her side-eyeing you, waiting for your reaction

“Be quiet!” You hiss at the woman, softly pushing her head away from the mirror.

 Frowning slightly, realizing your smile had grown at the mention of the cook. Chopper holds the mirror up for you to talk into.

“We are glad you’re safe, Sanji.” You speak up quickly, trying to change the subject

“I’m glad you’re safe, too.” His voice replies, making your face grow warm. 

 Heart picking up its pace, doing circles hearing him sound so calm.

“You missed it. Brook was able to get a copy of the poneglyph after all.” You grin as the group begins to gush and cheer on the man's big accomplishment. It was no simple task 

 Letting out a deep breath you didn’t even realize you were holding in. Grateful for Brooks' accomplishments, allowing you to distract your crew from your flustered state. 

 What were they going to do now that Sanji was gonna be back. Would things just fall into place like usual. Grunting at the thought, you shake the thought, listening in on the conversation.

“While it's great you found Sanji. I hope things are settled?” Pedro asks as the cheering for our accomplishments quiets down

Silence passes over the group as Luffy doesn’t reply right away. His silence answers the question

“Being honest. Not exactly.” Luffy answers, earning shocked replies from the crew.

 Your arms crossed over your chest. So things were still tense

“So here's the deal. We’re crashing Big Mom’s Tea party and busting up Sanji’s wedding. Plus, we’re gonna save his family too. After that, he's coming home for good!” Luffy announces, smiling through the mirror

 Another moment of silence surrounds the group. You grunt at your captain's words.

Crashing one of Big Mom’s Tea Parties after the number of times you’ve been warned seemed scary. It was a risk, a huge one at that. But Sanji would be leaving with the crew this way

“Let’s do it!” You and the crew agree, smiling. Chopper and Carrot cry, just happy to have the cook back

“By the way Sanji, don’t think I’ll let you off easy for freaking us out like that. I’ll never forgive you.” Nami says sternly into the mirror

“It’s not time for that. Let’s focus on getting out of here with Sanji.” You interrupt the conversation

“My sweet Y/N! How I missed your kindness.” Sanji’s charming voice pours from the mirror.

“It's good you’re feeling normal, but for now, Jimbei has a pretty good plan. He ran me through it as well. I think Luffy should hear him out.” You explain as Chopper takes the mirror over to Jimbei

 The Fishman explains his plan of teaming up with Capone Bege. Jimbei explained the man’s past.

 He was ruthless and cold-blooded. The man was smart and even teamed up with Big Mom to make it in the New World.

 Jimbei knew that Bege was granted to be the security of this wedding. But what Big Mom didn’t know was that Bege had planned to take her head that day as well. 

“Luffy. I have yet to make my main. After you learned about the scheme Big Mom planned, we knew you would want to help Sanji. So can we really afford to make an enemy of Bege?” Jimbei explains

“The tea party starts at ten in the morning, which gives us very little time for the eleven of us to come up with a plan. You must consider this. Therefore, to succeed, I propose we team up with him.” Jimbei announces 

“WHAT!” Luffy gasped into the mirror.

The boy takes a moment to think some more before looking back at the mirror

“I think you’re right on.” Luffy agrees

“See!” You grin at Nami beside, who refused Jimbei’s idea earlier

“Right once again,” Nami mutters from beside you

“I need to start making bets on these things.” You smile, bumping your shoulder into the navigator as she smiles warmly

“Don’t. You’ll make me broke.” She jokes back, but you knew she was serious. Money was more her thing anyway. 

Nami was always nice enough to spare you when it came to money. For the most part. 

“You heard his back story. Bege is a no-good crook.” Brook tells Luffy

“I dunno! Can’t hurt, it’ll be worth a try!” Luffy brushes off the crew's refusals

“I already made the arrangement. When would you like to speak to him?” Jimbei asks the boy.

 You smile at the older man. It was sure interesting how the two became friends. Glad Luffy had somebody so wise and quick to back him up. 

“Now. Let’s go!” Luffy responds, earning a  gasp from the crew

“Don’t worry, Luffy, you can always refuse if something seems off.” You point out, smiling toward the crew who are trying to cope with actually going through with attempting to crash this party

“Great! Meet you there!” Luffy replies

Ik the picture is blurry. But an outfit change 🤩 yes, white to match Sanji lowkey. 

 You and the crew arrive at Capone Bege’s palace. The man living alongside his wife, Charlotte Chiffon. 

 The older woman greets you all. Guiding you girls to the showers. Describing her upbringing while you, Carrot, and Nami use the shower to freshen up. 

 The woman explains Big Mom’s hatred toward Lola. Since Lola had run away from a marriage to a giant, Big Mom blames her daughter for not making that connection happen between the Big Mom Pirates and the giants of Elbaf.

 Big Mom had also taken her anger out on Chiffon due to her being Lola’s twin

“That’s so unfair.” You say to Chiffon as she leads you and the girls into her closet. 

“It is. But that’s why I’m okay with Bege’s plan. You ladies can go ahead and wear whatever.” Chiffon smiles, opening the door. Her baby was cradled in her arms

“Oh my gosh!” Nami whispers in awe, taking in the large room. 

Carrot and her make their way in, getting their hands on the first thing they can reach.

“You serious?” You question, looking over at the woman

“Please.” Chiffon smiles, nodding her head. Closing the door as she leaves so you can all get dressed

 Your eyes search the room, spotting a white dress hanging beside the others. Perfect. 

 Smiling as you reach the rack, hands grabbing the hanger. Finding a mirror in the room, you hold the dress up to your body

 Standing up straight, looking at your reflection. Feeling giddy, you waste no time pulling your clothes off. 

 Stepping into the dress, you pull it up. As it slides against your torso, you pull the thin straps over your shoulders. 

 Letting out a sigh finally in the dress. Looking back up at yourself in the mirror, you smooth out the dress. 

 The fabric snugly wraps around your waist, flaring out midway allowing movement for your legs.

 Slightly turning your body, watching as the skirt twirls softly. Smiling at the flowing material

“So beautiful,” Nami’s smooth voice meets your ears 

 Seeing the girl appear from behind you in the mirror.

Eyes meeting through the glass as she approaches from behind you. Her hands find your shoulders, giving you a slight squeeze

“You’re not some hidden royalty, too, now?” She teases with a warm smile as you turn to face her. She takes in the fit of the dress

“Definitely not.” You smile shyly back at the girl. Her hands drop from your shoulders

“You look wonderful, Nami.” You compliment the girl, returning the smile. 

 Her hair was tied up. A short, dark red dress fitted around her body. Wrapping around her neck.

“Thanks, Carrot and I are gonna head on over. They said Luffy should be here by now.” Nami replies, waving a hand

“Okay. I’ll be there soon!” You reply as the two girls head out the door

 As the door shuts, you look around the closet. Finding a pair of white heels, grabbing them from the shelf. You place them on the floor, stepping into them.

 Looking back in the mirror doing one last look over before turning toward the door. Stepping out into the hall, closing it behind you softly.

 Turning away from the door, you halt, seeing Sanji staring back at you already.

A cigarette was between his lips, unlit.

“Y/N!” Sanji calls surprised.

A wide grin finds his face. Cigarette falling from his lips forgetting it’s there. 

“Sanji.” You reply with a small smile, seeing the stick hit the floor. 

His eyes soften as he lowers his gaze.

“I’m sorry about earlier.” Sanji apologizes suddenly

 The feeling in your stomach seeing him so different here made you feel sick.

 You sigh, walking over to the cook. Stopping in front of him as your hands find his shoulders

 The touch makes Sanji look up, facing you. He looks like a hurt puppy, you couldn’t bring yourself to be upset with him.

“I understand. You don’t have to talk about it, but we are all here for you. I’m here for you.” You say pausing before continuing

“I also heard about Pudding. Sorry, that didn’t work out.” You finish, sending him a warm smile. 

 His eyebrow lifted, realizing you weren’t upset with him. A wide smile on his face as his hands find your waist, pulling you close.

Letting out a yelp as his arms glide around your lower back. 

Feeling his breath on your neck, your body grew hot. Not knowing where to put your hands, you gently rest them around his neck. 

“Thank you. It’s my fault, I fell right into her trap” Sanji mutters as you worry he could feel your heart about to leap from your chest

“We did too.” You let out a laugh as you too fell right into Pudding’s plan.

His shoulder rises as he laughs lightly as well. You had never been so close to him while he laughed, it felt funny feeling him against you.

Your mind rushing to other places noticing how close you were. You release your hold around his neck

“Alright, no time to be sappy, we have to meet with the crew.” You comment as he loosens his hold on you

“Follow me, I was just with them,” Sanji says, holding his arm out for you.

 Accepting, you wrap your arm around his. Following his lead as he walks you down the hall

“Might I add you look absolutely breathtaking, my sweet.” The cook adds, turning to face you as you walk

A smile finds your face as you turn to face the blonde. The familiar pet name brings a pep to your step

“I missed that.” You grin at Sanji.

 Turning to face down the hall, your laughter mixes with Sanji's, filling the hall.

 Happy with the familiar presence of the cook. You both turn down the hall, seeing the rest of the group.

 Everybody cleaned up well. Retiring their old outfits for much cleaner and fancier ones. Except Jimbei, who still looked as handsome as ever.

“Hey, you found her!” Luffy grins, waving his hand

“Wasn’t hard, she was already on her way,” Sanji tells Luffy, dropping his arm, letting you go

“Yup!” You smile, walking up to the crew

“Look at you!” You smirk, looking Luffy up and down. 

 The boy in a red suit, with black accents. His shorts are now red, still in his sandals. Nonetheless, he looked put together with a black hat atop his straw hat

“I know! I look so serious!” Luffy laughs, hands on his hips, as he poses in his outfit.

 Sanji's laugh echoes with the crew, and for a second, everything almost feels normal. 

“Let’s go!” Luffy chimes, heading down the hall, ready to meet with Bege.

 Following behind, you walk beside Sanji down the hall. The crew was quiet as we headed to the room where we would be meeting.

 Luffy finds the door and pushes it open. Your eyes scan over the room, seeing a bunch of faces looking back at you as you all enter. 

 A large white rectangular couch sat in the middle of the room. The couch is connected in one big loop. A long table in the middle was filled with food and drinks laid out.

 Three men sit on the opposite end of the couch, furthest from the door. 

 One familiar, Caesar Clown, with his hair spiked up, matching the mafia vibe this crew had. Chiffon is standing behind the couch with the men. 

 As Sanji steps over the couch, he turns back, holding out a hand for you. 

 Dropping your hand into his, he helps you climb over the couch. Holding your hand as you find your seat. Letting go once you hit the cushion. 

 Sanji settles down to your left. Legs spread wide, with his elbows resting on his knees.

 Crossing your leg over the other, your arms do the same. Chopper plops down on the couch to your right, arms crossed as well. 

 Both our crews moved quietly, trying to intimidate the other.

“Are you Bege?” Luffy blurts, looking at Chiffon behind the couch. You stiffen, sending a glare to your captain

“What? No!” Chiffon denys

“You then?” He darts his eyes to the baby

“Luffy!” You whisper-shout at his guess

“That’s a baby!” Nami and Chopper shout into his ears, making his mistake very clear.

“Okay, so one of you guys?” Luffy calls out to the two men on the opposite end of the couch.

“Hold your horses. He’s on his way.” A man with glasses and a very long tongue hanging out replies. A door creaking makes everybody go silent, turning toward the door

 As the door swings open, you look over Sanji’s shoulder, seeing a shorter man walking in.

 Capone Bege, it was a first seeing him in person. He was exactly what you thought he would be. Dressed nicely and cleanly, practically radiating as he stepped into the room

“Great. That should be everybody. Your keisters are so clean, you could eat off of ‘em, right? They say clothes make the man. I would talk to folks who don’t care for their appearance.” His accent is heavy as he steps in. (I found out keisters can mean buttocks lol or just a bag. Idk buttocks is more funny.)

 Taking a seat on the couch right across from Luffy. A cigar in his mouth as he continues. His head hung low as his hat covered his eyes.

“Okay. There are three and a half hours to go. Let’s decide. Deal or no deal?” He asks, tilting his head up to look Luffy in the eye. 

 Your eyes go back to your captain. Watching his still frame as he stares across the table right at Bege. 

 After a second, Luffy’s hand reaches for some small cookies on the table. 

 Hearing guns cock from Bege’s crew, drawing them, ready to fire. Chopper leans over, grabbing a cookie as well.

You shuffle in place, seeing your crew’s actions.

 To your left, Sanji leans back, lighting his cigarette and stuffing the lighter back into his pocket. Taking a drag, his eyes stay trained on Bege. 

 Sanji’s right hand falls from his mouth onto his knee, cigarette pointing at you. The smell hits your nose as he blows out the smoke.

 Reaching a handout, you take the cigarette. Placing it between your lips, taking a drag. 

 Blowing out the smoke you return the stick to its place between his fingers. 

 Like nothing, his hand lifts. Head still turned away, you grin, seeing his ears turn red as he brings the cigarette to his face.

“You guys are nothin’ but a liability for me. Convince me why we should work together. Otherwise, we’ll murder you on the spot.” Bege’s voice challenges as your crew focuses back on him

“Think about it. If I die, your chance to kill Big Mom will be gone.” Sanji speaks up

“Point taken. I can figure a way around that, though. How about I off your pals and your pretty little lady, instead?” Bege grins toward Sanji. Meeting your eyes as he looks at you next

“I won’t let you harm them either,” Sanji replies

“It’s not like you could either way.” You mutter, glaring at the man

“It would be a mistake to take us lightly.” Nami follows sternly 

“We don’t have time for intimidation games.” Jimbei interrupts, getting everybody’s attention as he looks at Luffy eating grapes

“Luffy. What’s your intuition telling you? Trustworthy?” He asks your captain

 You wait patiently, watching Luffy stare across the table. Arms crossed again as silence fell over the room

“WHY IS CAESAR HERE? HUH?” Luffy shouts abruptly, standing up from the couch.

Teeth gritted shut. The scientist shrieks, hearing his name called out

“Huh? It’s Caesar? Where? Where?” Chopper shouts, looking around, waving his arms

 Gently grabbing hold of the doctor’s hat, you guide him toward the man sitting not too far on the other side of Sanji.

“Right there.” You point out as the boy gasps, realization setting in. 

“I’m, uh, Bege’s older half brother. The name’s Gangster Gastino, ya little punk!” Caesar Clown announces, pointing to himself. His familiar laugh echoes in the room

 You, Chopper, and Sanji lean back slightly. A slight gasp comes from you three as you frown at the man.

“He’s not even trying to hide it,” Sanji utters to you

“Does he think we’re stupid?” You grunt at the balls of this man

“That name sounds so fake!” Choppers mumbles in shock

The crew shakes their head in disappointment at the man.

“My mistake, different guy. Sorry bout that.” Luffy says

“That is him.” You hiss, glancing at the captain as Nami is beside him, also confirming his suspicions

“You liar! What are you doing here?!” Luffy shouts, realizing he was right, getting up close to Caesar's face. 

 The two guys argue back and forth. Tuning in here and there you pick up on Caesar getting stuck working for Bege in the end after he was taken by him from Big Mom.

“All right, enough! Can it, you two.” Bege cuts in, squeezing a frozen heart in his hand. Hearing Caesar’s scream fills the room as he rolls around 

“Lay it on me. We gonna play nice? Or are we done?” Bege asks. Elbows on his knees as he crosses his hands.

Luffy’s hand lifts as he begins to speak

“Lemme punch you once for shooting Pekoms, then we can talk!” He demands 

 An abrupt laugh leaves your throat as Sanji's head snaps to you at your reaction. 

 Your hand shoots over your mouth, tilting your head down. You couldn’t help it. It was such a random and stupid request.

 Hearing a slam on the table, your head shoots up, eyes wide as you watch Luffy ready to jump across the table

“ARE YOU READY!” Luffy shouts, no hesitation behind his eyes.

It all happens fast as Luffy’s arm stretches across the table. Colliding with Jinbei’s palm halfway before reaching Bege

“There’s no time for this!” Jimbei stops Luffy as Bege’s men raise their guns once more.

 Letting out a sigh, you slouch back against the couch. Listening as your captain argues with Bege, Jinbei, and Caesar once more, somehow. 

 Sanji's hand lifts, offering you the cigarette at just the right moment. Gratefully taking it, you take your time by the time you hand it back, Jinbei is settling everybody down.

“We may not share ideals or lifestyles, but we all have a common enemy here. Settle your differences later. We need to cooperate if we want the upper hand.” Jimbei explains. Wise as always

“One problem. I doubt Big Mom is the type to be defeated by guns and cannons.” Sanji comments, his elbows resting on his knees as he talks to Bege

 His comment sparks a topic of conversation. Bege informs us all about a time he saw Big Mom take damage. Bleed actual blood, and that was when a picture frame was to be knocked over 

 Bege recalls Big Mom releasing a deafening scream and even using her conquer's haki. To combat that, the man explains how we will have earplugs to block it out. And the person to knock her frame over this time was gonna be Luffy. 

“Yeah. Sounds fun!” Luffy smiles widely, hands on his knees. You could see the gears turning in his brain already. 

“Hold on! Can we vote at least?” Nami interrupts the guys

“As much as we want to help, we are talking about Big Mom. From what we know, that photo is an essential part of the plan.” You warn Luffy

“Nah, I’ve got an idea! When I show up, it’s gonna blow everyone away! You’ll see!” Luffy chuckles, cupping his hands together as he rests his head back on them.

“I hope you don’t mean literally.” You wince at the boy, not wanting to even imagine what he had planned

“Can’t tell it will ruin the surprise!” He laughs as the rest of your crew groan, hearing his answer

“It’s a deal, then. You betting pull this off, boyo.” Bege asserts

“Uh-huh!” Luffy nods grinning

“Now that’s settled, you know when to break the frame?” Bege continues

“Yeah. Of course. It’s when Sanji kisses Pudding,” Luffy replies, arms crossed. Having no time to react as Sanji’s voice follows quickly.

“I’m not kissing her. Won’t happen.” He tells Luffy

“What! You’re against kissing girls when we need it the most!” Chopper shrieks in shock, making you grin

“He can’t kiss Pudding. She plans to kill him, remember?” You remind the reindeer of what Brook had said earlier. 

“Exactly. I’ll dodge the bullet. No kiss. So the gunshot can be your cue.” Sanji turns from you to Luffy.

 Our two crews continue discussing the escape route through the mirror using Brulee’s abilities.

After defeating Big Mom and saving Sanji’s family, we would escape back onto the Sunny with a mirror.

“It seems everything is settled,” Jimbei calls out after we discuss the plan

“The tea party doesn’t kick off till ten o’clock, right? We’ve got two and a half hours. I’d better head back to my room, for now.” Sanji informs the crew, glancing toward the clock hanging in the room

“We’ve gotta move too. Somebody gotta pretend to be security, ya know?” Bege nods as Luffy exits the couch, going over to talk to Capone up close.

 Sanji leans forward, putting out his cigarette on an ashtray left on the table. Standing up and the cushion rose where he sat.

“Be safe.” He offers his words kindly, scared to cross any boundaries.

It was still pretty recent after the whole fight. Not everything was resolved

 Taking his leave, he heads for the door. Your eyes follow his figure until the door closes behind him. 

“I missed him, too. But now Sanji is back!” Chopper grins, hoofs on the back of the sofa. Watching as Sanji left, too. You grin at your younger crewmate.

 Both of you subconsciously watching the cook exit, making sure he was safe while he was in their sights.

 You and the crew now sit inside Bege’s body. His Devil Fruit makes more sense now. Back when Nami explained the castle-castle Fruit back in Zou, you had a hard time imagining it. 

 But now sitting inside, it was exactly like a real castle. The rooms were spotless. You couldn’t even tell you were inside someone unless you looked out the window and saw how large everything looked outside. 

 Bege had informed you all the wedding had already begun as guest made their way into the venue at the very top of the Whole Cake Chateau. While you sat at a table in a large room. Directly in the center, as we sit around it preparing for Big Mom’s assassination

Luffy snores on the floor. He had run off earlier, mentioning some preparations for his plan.

“Here you go-lelo” Vito, one of Bege’s men, says, placing a blue can on the table in front of you.

“What’s this?” You question picking up the blue can. Twisting the can, seeing a white two. 

 Vito’s hand appears from behind you, taking the blue can from your grasp.

“It’s Germa 66 raid suits. It’s a cool getup, all you have to do is hand it to them. You can guess which belongs to whom.” His voice comes from behind you. As he walks around the table, holding the can on display

“Shouldn’t be too hard.” Vito reassures with a grin, tossing the can toward you. Landing right into your hands, you stare at the can

“That’s so cool!” Chopper gushes, stuffing the cans into his bag

“Sounds simple enough.” You turn to Nami

“Yup! Jimbei, you almost done waking up Luffy?” She turns toward the fish man as some of Bege’s crew walk in carrying a platter with meat stacked high.

 In no time, Luffy was up on the mound of food. Stuffing his face with what he could get his hands on. 

“I can’t wait any longer! Pudding’s gunshot is about to go off any minute now!” Jimbei huffs at Luffy

 Scooping the boy up in his arms, Luffy reaches for whatever piece of meat he can get for the ride. The two hop through the mirror taking the lead

 You waste no time hoping through the mirror, turning back, watching Chopper follow in with everyone else. Finding Diesel by the cart, Chopper quickly instructs the man to get ready as we all pile into the cart

 Luffy heads for the mirror inside the cake. As Diesel peddles fast, we pick up speed as Brulee shouts in protest. We near the mirror, and your eyes catch a big net bag set by it.

“What’s that?” Nami shrieks, seeing that the bag moved slightly. Hoping down from the cart, you stare back at Luffy behind the netted material.

“I got that lady to make clones of me! It’s gonna be so funny! Nobody will expect it!” Luffy laughs, slightly hopping up and down, excited about his plan

“Sounds good,” You reply as the gunshot rings from the mirror

“That’s our cue!” Nami shouts as the crew helps tilt the bag filled with the Luffy clones. 

 Opening the net, you watch as the animals disguised as Luffy run through the mirror. Watching Brook and Luffy enter the mirror as well. You couldn’t see much but the cake. None of the party was visible from the mirror

“This Luffy is the last one!” Pedro announces as the clone enters the mirror. Jimbei and Pedro head out as well to back Luffy up

“Let’s get ready to go!” You say, making sure you had everything.

“We just gotta help Sanji’s family and go! Try not to screw this up, loser!” Nami nods, dismissing Caesar as we leave Brulee with him

 Stepping through the mirror, you could smell the cake in the air, running alongside your group. You hide among the frosting on the first tier. Watching the chaos unfold below.

 Luffy’s clones run tearing through everything. You smile, watching the different versions of your captain ruin the venue. Nothing going untouched 

“We will wait here until he breaks the frame.” Nami instructs turning toward you, Carrot, and Chopper. The two beside you eat the frosting surrounding us

“This is serious, are you listening!” Nami nags the two with a frown

“Mm-Hmm!” The two hum, grinning with their faces are stuffed

“Luffy’s about to break the frame!” You gasp, making the three turn toward the scene

 As Luffy stretches his arm, his fist halfway there when a white substance catches Luffy. Watching your captain struggle, you begin to form your sword

“Don’t! We have our plan!” Nami rushes over, grabbing hold of your hand. Causing you to stop before you finish

 Turning away from the girl, you see Jimbei helping Luffy. You watch as Jimbei himself walks up to Big Mom. For a second, your heart drops as Big Mom does the weird thing Lola’s dad explained.

 Until nothing happened and Jimbei didn’t drop dead. 

“So it doesn’t work if you’re not afraid of death?” You question, facing Nami, as Jimbei gives back Big Mom’s sake cup. A sign of respect for the time and gratefulness for serving under her. 

“I guess so.” Nami smiles, turning to face you

“Jimbei is a Straw Hat!” Nami grins, grabbing your shoulder, shaking you slightly 

“It was about time.” You beam toward your crew as you silently celebrate his joining. 

 When a large flame erupts, making you all freeze, watching the flame burst high into the air. The heat from the fire brushed against your skin. Way too hot for comfort as Big Mom uses Prometheus, the sun, against Jimbei.

  As the flames settle in the distance, you hear glass shatter. Searching through the flames, you see a tall figure. Hammer in hand and a cracked frame on the table

“BROOK DID IT!” You yelp, turning to the group

“WHAT?!” Nami, Chopper, and Carrot gasped, running over to the edge of the frosting where we were hiding.

“HE ACTUALLY DID!” Nami shrieks a smile on her face as we all throw our hands in the air. Cheering for Brook once 

 And as Brook rips off his fake disguise, Big Mom topples back and forth. Not looking well

“She’s in shock!” You grunt, frowning. Of course, this wouldn’t be easy when you all decided to attack

“That’s the holdup? Are you kidding me!” Nami worries hands are  digging into the frosting

“Somebody needs to snap her out of it!” Carrot reassures as we wait for the woman to let out a scream.

 In the distance, you hear Bege’s instruction to put in your earplugs. Your group follows as Chopper hands them out. 

 Watching closely as your captain fights alongside Jimbei, Pedro, and Bege to get the frame to Big Mom.

Luffy gets knocked over by one of her sons. But you see Luffy’s arm stretch connecting the frame in front of Big Mom.

 Seeing her mouth fall open, you cuff your ears with your hands despite wearing earplugs. Worried they might not be enough. Though you heard nothing, as Big Mom’s crew and guests fell to the ground from her scream

 Feeling a hand on your shoulder, you see Nami pointing toward Sanji’s family trapped in pink candy.

 Nodding to the girl, you all rush down the cake, wasting no time.

Your breath echoes in your ears, and the only other thing you can hear is your heart pounding as your feet thud against the floor. Silence surrounds you as you near the table

 Looking down at the blue can in hand, you spot Sanji’s brother with blue hair.

Running over to him as he squirms in his chair hearing Big Mom’s scream. 

 Slowing down as you approach him from behind, pulling up the headphones around his neck.

Placing them over his ears, as his movement stills. No longer hearing the piercing scream. 

 Sanji lands in the center of the table, smashing the candy holding his family.

  Stepping to the side of the blue-haired sibling, you wave the blue can in front of him. His gloved hand reaches up, wrapping around the can.

 Turning to walk away. Seeing the group had also delivered their parts as well, you began to form your sword in your hand.

Proceeding toward the mirror, we had all planned to meet at.

 Retreating with Luffy’s group as we follow Bege out. Big Mom continues to cry, as the explosive didn’t work.

 Caesar the clown appears in the distance. Mirror in hand with Brulee on his back. Our escape was right ahead. Picking up the pace, you watch Bege near the mirror

 Watching the mirror crack, shattering into pieces suddenly. The group halts, realizing how much trouble we are in.

 Turning around, Big Mom still seemed to be shouting, but her crew had gained some sense, blocking out their ears as well.

To make things better, they were marching right toward the group

 We are so screwed! Was the only thing repeating in your head. Her crew outnumbered you all and was far too strong.

Looking back toward the Luffys group up ahead, you see a stone Bege growing. Everybody catches the idea as you head for the stone structure.

Luffy and Brook wave from the entrance when small orbs fly, exploding on the ground in front of you. Halting, a large man stands in front of you.

 The man is shot down by Bege’s crew, clearing a path. Smoke surrounds us as we run faster, hearing Nami scream. 

You turn, stopping when you see a hand rise from the smoke. A long-legged woman had Nami in her grip.

 Wasting no time, Chopper throws punches at her arm as she blocks.

You send a slice toward her thigh as she lets out a scream. Sending Chopper flying to another one of her siblings.

 Focusing her attention on you, she swats, trying to catch you with her free hand.

Dodging, you lift your finger as a vine erupts, wrapping around her leg, tripping her.

 As you lift your sword, ready to free Nami, your hand feels wet.

Looking down, you see a white substance wrapped around them.

 Seeing your vines disappear as your hands get covered in the substance.

Feeling something run up your legs, you glance down and see the white goo making its way up them.

Wrapping itself around your torso. Forcing your arms to your side.

 A tall figure appears next to you. The man was huge as he approached you. Having to lift your head practically to the sky as he nears.

A dark vest, his hair a dark shade of pink. His lower face was covered by a scarf-like clothing. 

Grunting to yourself, your legs shuffle, trying to get away. 

 Your heart is pounding as the man is only a couple of inches away from you. Shifting your head, avoiding his piercing gaze. His large hand wraps around your stomach. 

  Lifting you off the ground easily, you attempt to kick your legs.

Bringing you up to his face, you get a good look at him. Before seeing a red flash hit his arm, loosening his grip.

You see what you assume to be Sanji older brother fighting against the tall man

 The wind rushed past you as you fall. Bracing yourself for the impact.

Feeling a pair of arms catch you. Facing the guy, seeing a proud smirk spread across Yonji's face.

 His mouth opens, and even with the earplugs, you can hear him faintly shouting, “Finally!”.

 You groan, thrashing around, still stuck in that tall man's devil fruit power. Yonji places you down closer to the entrance.

 Taking off to help his brother with the tall man. You shuffle closer toward the castle. Embarrassment rushed over you, stuck and slow in the goo.

 Dragging your feet closer, you feel a pair of arms cuff behind your knees, and back.

Lifting you, your head snaps to the culprit. This time, meeting Sanji's warm smile.

 Your glare softens seeing the cook. White suit tailored perfectly for his body.

He guides you to a large teacup, wasting no time helping you in. Remembering what Jimbei had done earlier to free Luffy.

 As you lower yourself into the tea, the white substance disappears.

You crawl out of the cup with the help of Sanji. Holding his hand as he leads you toward Bege’s castle. 

 Your dress is slightly tinted brown from the tea. Trailing drops behind you as Sanji chuckles at your dripping form.

His face flushed slightly, seeing the way the liquid made the dress cling to you more.

 Sanji turns back toward the castle, guiding you up the ramp as Bege men follow behind, closing the door shut behind you.

“Thanks.” You let out a breath, reaching up to take out the earplugs. Sanji mirrors your actions, tilting his head toward you. Smiling gently as he removes them

“No problem,” He grins, tossing the earplugs to the side.

 Not caring where they land, he grabs hold of your hand again. Since he’s been back, Sanji has been overly touchy, but still kind as well. It was tugging at your brain. You still had no idea what was going on with his family

 As Sanji opens the door, letting you step through.

You see the familiar table with your crew around it. Relieved as everybody was still in one piece (😏). Sanji’s family also stood in the room further from the group.

 Greeting the crew, Bege’s voice echoes from an intercom in the room

“The assassination has failed. We are trapped in candy. And even worse, we’re surrounded.” Bege explains what is happening outside

 The man appears in his human form as Luffy runs up to him, giggling about his cool Devil Fruit power.  The group gathers trying to come up with a solution

 With a new plan in mind, you watch through the window as Sanji’s family speeds past the window. Now back inside Bege’s body with the crew, he moves through the air carried by Caesar Clown.

“They’re so cool.” You mutter, leaning toward the window. Chopper holds onto the window seal, eyes sparkling as they fight off the Charlotte siblings.

“Yeah, just look at them!” The doctor beams 

“Keep talking about them and you’ll break my heart.” Sanji’s joking voice cuts in, making you chopper look over your shoulder at the cook

“Jealous?” You grin at the blonde

“You caught me,” Sanji smirks, holding his hands up in defense

“They are so super cool though!” Chopper smiles up at Sanji. The cook returned the smile cigarette between his lips

“I agree. But I think we got the best one.” You tease as Sanji’s body tenses like he was struck by lightning. A visible chill runs down his body                   

“You’re funny, Sanji!” The doctor giggles beside you at the cook's reaction. His cute laugh affected you as you followed along

“Y/N! My dear, your laugh is refreshing” Sanji’s voice gets high as he nears his heart in his eyes. His hands reached out to grab you, stopping before he reached you. Getting yanked backward.

“No time! We got to go fight!” Luffy shouts, his arm stretched, grabbing onto Sanji. Dragging him out.

“NO! WAIT! LUFFY!” Sanji’s voice echoes through the room as your captain carries the blonde away.

 Shaking your head and laughing at your crewmates, you watch as Sanji and Luffy’s figures disappear in and out of fights. They two back up the cook’s family.

 It all goes well and Big Mom seems to have gained consciousness. Fighting with her family against Germa 66. Audible gasp fill the room watching Sanji’s family get captured one after the other suddenly. 

 Luffy and Sanji are getting caught as well. Turning to the crew crowding around the window, you face Jimbei

“What are we supposed to do now?” You question 

“They won’t rest until we’re all dead. The road ahead is a harsh one.” Jimbei states look out the window

 The next decision is settled as you draw your sword. Looking through the glass with Yonji and the blue-haired brother in her hands.

Swallowing the lump in your throat, you could feel your hands sweat at the thought of fighting an emperor 

 Watching as Big Mom suddenly tilts wobbling losing her footing. You lean close, face almost touching the window as she releases the two siblings in her hand.

Dropping to the floor you the woman looks around frantic 

“The whole thing is falling!” You gasp in shock and watch the venue tilt. Thanks to Bege and Caesar clown you all had front-row seats. 

 The tables and chairs tumble sliding over the edge of the cake. Guest rolled trying to catch hold of something. 

“No way!” Nami says, but you could hear the smile on her face. 

“Here comes Sanji!” Brook points out that we see a figure in white sky walking. 

 The crew rushes out the door, berating Bege’s men to open the door faster. As it drops, Sanji appears in front of the entrance. Large before entering the castle, he shrinks down to our size.

“Sanji!” Chopper and Carrot shout, hugging the cook as the door closes.

“We’ll be heading to the northwestern part of the island. There we’ll split off.” Bege’s form appears, informing us of our exit route. 

 In no time, you and the crew were thrown out onto the grass. You yelp, stumbling slightly as you find your footing.

“Thanks for everything Bege!” Nami turns to the man

“Don’t get sappy. Like I’d ever do a good deed! Disgusting!” Bege replies cigar lit between his lips

“Denial.” You mumble to Nami as she stifles a laugh. Earning a father-like glare from the man. 

The two of you turn away, grinning at the face he made.

“If you're gonna thank someone, thank me!” Caesar interrupts, causing an argument to form between him and the navigator. 

As Bege returns the man's heart that had been taken a while back. Bege turns to us

“Now that the assassination had failed, we go our separate ways.” He remarks, pulling out a sign and hammering it into the ground. Driving off with no other explanation

“Straw hat’s gone that way?” You read the sign out loud to the group. Arms crossed, staring at the piece of wood

“How petty can this guy be!” Sanji shouts 

“We must get moving. Chopper and I will go retrieve the shark submarine and meet you at the Sunny!” Brook announces as Chopper nods 

“‘Kay, just be careful!” Luffy grins, waving as the two split from our group

“Let’s get going!” Luffy instructs jumping with every step.

Part 11

How it felt writing the end of the chapter. Like, why does it feel impossible to add interactions? Im fuckin tweakin because like it's all fighting rn where i'm at in one peice.

Update- bout to post this after I edited it. Why was I lowkey kinda cooking like okayyyy. But I skimmed through the middle section lowkey. lol sorry I pray for y’all having to read through my mistakes 💔💔

!!!WHOLE CAKE ISLAND SPOILERS!!!

Word count- 8.5k

Masterlist Pt.8

A/N- I've been slacking, but there's a family matter happening. It's been pretty distracting when I try to write. But on the days I was feeling okay enough to write. I put together what I could. I also wanted to give Sanji his justice a little in this chapter because the last time I wrote about my man was in like part 2. FREEE MEEEE I NEED SANJI. But I also wanted to keep the fight mostly between Luffy and Sanji, because of course. I hope yall enjoy sorry for the hold up

Straw Hat reader. Strawhats x reader, Luffy x reader, Sanji x reader

Warning- SLOWPACED, angst

!!!Sorry for any grammar errors!!!

 Dragging a tied-up Carrot behind you as you near the large head stuck in the ground. Sanji is thrown over your shoulder, squirming.

Feeling a tongue drag across your cheek. Dragging saliva on your face

“Gross, Sanji.” You grunt, tossing the blonde off your shoulder into the pile of clones in front of you.

Wiping the drool off your face, you grunt, releasing Carrot and setting them next to your fake crewmates.

 Earlier, the group had been searching for Sanji. Running into a talking crocodile taking a bite from a donut bridge.

The forest contained many odd things, including a clone of Luffy, whom he attempted to fight. In the end, the two of you managed to get split up from the rest of the crew. 

 It didn’t take long for you to realize you two were caught in a trap. Crossing your arms, you shake your head at the pile of your friends.

“Where are they coming from?” You question out loud

“I don’t know, but one has to be real!” Luffy answers, annoyed, getting nowhere in the confusing forest

Grabbing hold of a Pudding clone and a chopper. He quickly shuffles through the clones, picking them up, giving them a shake. Before determining if it was them. The clones all chirp and howl repeatedly 

“They seem more like animals,” You grunt, kneeling to help Luffy search the pile of clones.

Flipping over a tied-up clone of Nami. She plops onto her back.

“Sorry, Nami.” You murmur to the clone, beginning to move to the Sanji clone beside her

“UNTIE ME NOW!” Nami’s voice rings loudly.

 Freezing in place, a shiver ran down your spine as realization set in your stomach. 

Nervously smiling, you turn to the navigator, whom you just moved to the side. This was the real Nami for sure. 

“THIS ONE'S TALKING LIKE THE REAL NAMI!” Luffy yelps, stumbling back. Astonished at the girl on the floor 

“THAT IS HER!” You shout at the oblivious captain. Leaning over, you work at untying the rope.

“I’m so sorry, Nami!” You apologize quickly, helping the girl to her feet

“How did you even get tied up?” Luffy questions confused

“I was searching everywhere for you two! LUFFY TIED ME UP! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, HUH?” Nami scolds us for landing a punch on our captain's head

Her head snapping to you made you stiffen up. Scared you were next, Luffy on his knees behind the navigator. You gulp as her eyes move past you to the pile of clones.

“This is pretty bizarre. She certainly does look like me.” Nami comments, grabbing her clone, who hoots like an owl.

“I noticed they all act like animals. Whoever set up this trap lured us in with them.” You explain to Nami. 

The navigator rises to her feet, turning around to face the large man stuck in the ground. His head is sticking out, his dusty pink hair complementing his skin tone. He sure is interesting-looking.

“TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW! YOU’VE BEEN HERE THE ENTIRE TIME! EVEN WHEN THAT LADY ASSAULTED ME AND MY FRIENDS”, Nami shouts, pointing an accusing finger at the man.  

 You turn, completely forgetting about the man who had been there the entire time.

“I didn’t see anything,” He defends, closing his eyes shut.

“You're lying. Tell us what’s going on.” You push, glaring at the man

“Hold on, someone was after you, Nami?” Luffy interrupts. As everybody now focuses on the woman

“Yeah! It was you, Luffy! Well, technically, it was a fake you. But we tried to escape the forest with him!” Nami continues on about how the fake Luffy turned into a creepy, gigantic woman. 

 The lady was Brulee, a daughter of Big Mom. The woman attacked the trio, catching Chopper and Carrot in a mirror.

Due to her eating the Mirror-Mirror fruit. Brulee herself also confirmed that Big Mom knew of our presence in her territory this whole time.

“I ran searching for you guys everywhere, until darkness fell over the forest.” Nami ends. 

Everything she described sounded like hell. Talking trees, never-ending circles. It wasn’t as bad as what you and Luffy experienced.

“Sorry, we split up, Nami.” You apologize, patting the woman's shoulder.

“But we’re together now! Alrighty then! It’s time to rescue Chopper and Carrot! Where are they?” Luffy announces

“Everything happened right here. But now no one’s around. Which is why I want answers.” Nami replies, turning back to the man on the ground

 After attempting to pry something from the man, he answers Luffy's question about the talking trees. Which led to the man explaining the life tax that citizens of Totto land have to pay.

Taking some of their soul, which gets put into objects like food, trees, and flowers. Calling those new living objects, Homies. Though it couldn’t be put into somebody else

“So then what’s up with these guys?” You say, glancing back at the clones still trying to break free from their ropes.

“That would be Brulee’s ability.” The man answers

“Why didn’t you tell us before? You’ve been watching this whole time!”  Luffy scolds, yanking the man's face

“I didn’t want to get myself involved!” He cries back to your captain

“Why are you even out here?!” You wince at the man's answers

“ANSWER HER! SAY IT! OR ELSE, NO JUICE FOR YOU!” Luffy threatens by getting up close to the man's face

“OKAY! I’LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING!” The man pleads, shaking his head. Luffy jumps down beside you and Nami. Staring back at the man

“Just spit it out already!” Luffy orders. Hands on his hips as we watch the man visibly sweat before he even opens his mouth

“Don't hurt me. A very long time ago, Big Mom and I, or Charlotte Linlin and I, were….once married as husband and wife!” He cries

A shocked gasp leaves you as you stare up at the guy. Feeling yourself stifling up slightly with laughter. It was pretty funny to imagine Big Mom banishing one of her exes. What an evil woman, but she must’ve had a reason

“So you and Big Mom were…” Luffy trails off in disbelief

“...really a married couple.” Nami finishes his sentence

“What did you even do?” You say, a smile spreads across your face at the idea. 

“Nothing. We had two daughters together, but sadly, after they were born, she broke it off with me. It isn’t like the homies are my friends, rather I’m beneath them.” He sniffles, making you suddenly feel terrible for even laughing at his state.

 Before you could open your mouth to speak, thudding footsteps approached. As you peered up behind the large head on the ground

“What now?” Nami grunts

A large soldier appears from behind the man. Easily made his way through the trees of the dense forest. He seemed to be made out of some form of cookie. 

 The warrior's hand wrapped around the pink hair of the man in the ground. Pulling harshly as the man is released from beneath the ground.

 A gasp leaves you and your crew at the sight of the brutality shown. The soldier did not care whether he hurt the man in the ground or not.

“Have you gone mad, you think we wouldn't have noticed that you’ve been spilling info to the enemy. You insufferable fool!” The soldier spits, holding the man with a larger head

 The pink-haired man pleads to at least see his daughter. And he would be no more trouble. The man goes on mentioning his daughter, Lola, running off to sea. The name rang a bell in your head.

“It can’t be.” You mutter, turning to Nami

“Everything makes sense. Lola told us her mom was a pirate. So it was Big Mom?” Nami gasped, catching Luffy's attention now, too. The two men continue to argue as we put the pieces together.

“So he’s Lola’s dad!” You say, observing the man. And from his hair, you could see the resemblance. 

“Those two are back? It's the bird and rabbit guy!” Luffy points out, turning, you see them flying toward the group. As it nears, a sudden presence takes over.

It radiated from the cracker soldier holding Lola’s dad. The Homies surrounding us shrieked as they dried up. Shrinking, as their soul was drained from them. The effect is also taking hold on the bird and rabbit as they crash into the ground.

“Wait a sec, was that haki?” Luffy questions, stunned at the man's actions

“Well, what else could it be?” Nami answers, eyes widen

The crane and rabbit stand getting scolded by the cracker soldier for trying to attack out of order. When a big white tree comes crashing through with a mustache, a lady is upon its branches.

“It’s her!” Nami points out

“That’s the lady?” You reply, taking in the lady's appearance. Feeling a sudden rush of protectiveness for the girl 

 Everything in this forest sure was creepy, but you needed to keep an eye on one of the main targets. That evil woman had your friends trapped in a different dimension. Big Mom’s crew argues slightly about orders for a moment. 

Before Brulee pulls out a mirror showing us Carrot and Chopper inside it. 

“I got these fools right where I want ‘em!” Her grin widens as she throws the mirror toward the floor roughly.

 As the glass shattered, you and your crew sat shocked. Failing to catch the mirror, the two appear in the broken shards, scattering the floor. 

“We're fine! It was only the mirror that broke!” Chopper's voice comes through the mirror. Reassuring their safety, Chopper explains his plan and our advantage, even with him in the mirror world.

Luffy stands, making your eyes rise from the floor. Seeing the cracker soldier spinning his swords, ready to behead the man in his grasp.

In a second, your captain is blocking the sword. Kicking the hand holding Lola's dad, causing him to release and fall to the ground. Landing with a thud

You hurry over, with Nami following. Crouching down by the man, you attempt to shake the man.

“Get up! We've got to go!” You grunt, looking over your shoulder at your captain getting ready to go face to face with this soldier guy

“Come on! It’s not safe here!” Nami rushes as the larger man stands to hit his feet. Following behind us as we try to flee far from the fight. Brulee chased quickly with her large tree.

Nami, beside you, digs through her top. 

“Need help?” You joke, glancing toward the girl as you both pant, running

“Funny.” She huffs, still trying to find something.

 “Here we go!” Nami smiles, pulling out a piece of paper

“Who knew it would be this handy!” You smile slowly to stop. All the homies had stopped chasing after, frozen in their place. Staring back at us in shock. Fear all over their faces.

“Just look at them!” Nami grins, pointing the card in the homie's direction. Causing them to shriek in fear

 The giant lady scolds the frightened Homies. The Homies were able to sense Big Mom’s soul from the vivre card. Giving us the higher advantage

A gust of wind brushes past you, as Luffy tumbles by, crashing into a tree. Falling to the ground with a grunt. The impact of Luffy’s body cuts the tree in half.

“Whoa! Luffy!” Nami gasp

“You okay?” You question, looking over at the boy. He pants, regaining his strength. As the cracker's loud footsteps approach, you peel your eyes away from your captain.

“He grew arms?” Nami points out, the two new additions

“I am the Biscuit Knight, Cracker. One of Big Mom’s Sweet 3 Generals. You shall learn to respect, thousand armed cracker, Straw Hat!” Crackers announces

Tapping his body, as he demonstrates with a single tap, he grows an arm. And even more legs. Luffy attempts to break through the man's tough crackers' shields. The taller man pushes the boy away, sending him flying, landing in front of us.

“Let’s just go, Luffy! We've got to find Sanji!” You tell Luffy

“Yeah! We don’t need a whole fight happening!” Nami backs you up

In no time, your captain was back on his feet.

“LET’S GO! THIRD GEAR!” Luffy shouts, biting his thumb as he inflates his first

Hardening the outside with armor haki. He sends it straight toward General Cracker. As their fight continues, Luffy ends up getting thrown into the forest once more.

Hearing trees snap in the distance as your captain’s body collides with them.

“Even Luffy’s having a hard time!” Nami says, voice cracking

Turning, you see her widened eyes. Her frame was tense. You could tell how scared she truly was being here. But she still put herself through this despite being uncomfortable.

“Get up!” Nami shouts to Luffy as he lies on the floor.

 With Crackers approaching. The navigator runs ahead, trying to reach Luffy. Only to be blocked by a large tree branch.

“Not so fast, little missy! I’m still here, remember?” Brulee laughs out at Nami

“I’ve seen countless faces of you underlings, spouting nonsense about your captain going to be the King Of The Pirates. You know how that story ends? In despair! You all go against Mama and wind up learning the same lesson!” The lady grins 

 Listing names that were familiar enough to you. Captain Kidd, Apoo, and Bege as he took Sanji on behalf of Big Mom.

 She explains the story of one of your fellow worst generations, Urouge. He stands out as he puts up a strong fight and takes down one of Big Mom’s Sweet Three.

“She sent Brother Cracker to finish the job! Your friend has nowhere to run! I imagine he must be taking his last breath now.” Brulee taunts using her Devil Fruit power to create a mirror. Tossing it down in front of Nami 

Glancing down at the mirror, Nami takes a step closer. The creepy lady is now gone from her spot on the tree. Seeing Nami eyeing the mirror, you grab her shoulder, trying to pull her away from the object.

 Nami suddenly yelps, backing away from the mirror on the floor, knocking into you as you both crash to the ground.  As she landed between your legs, your back hit the solid ground. You quickly propped yourself on your elbows.

“YOU WANNA FIGHT AN EMPEROR! YOU WON’T EVEN GET CLOSE TO MAMA!” Brulee shouts, popping out from the mirror. Yanking on Nami’s ankle

“HELP ME!” Nami cries, trying to kick the woman off

Shuffling out from underneath the girl, you could feel the dirt drag under you as you got free from under her.

Quickly pushing off your hands as you stand. Wasting no time, landing a solid kick to Brulee's face. Earning a loud yelp as her head flies to the side from the force. 

As she releases Nami, you wrap your arms around the navigator's torso. Lifting her away from the woman as she lowers into the mirror. Not recovering just yet from your kick.

“Thank you!” Nami sighs, turning to latch onto you. 

 She stumbles slightly as she hugs you. You only smile, accepting her hug as she pulls away. Both turning, hearing approaching footsteps, and seeing Lola’s dad.

“She’ll be back. Her ability lets her appear in any mirror.” He warns

“I thought so.” You mutter, looking back at the mirror on the floor

“So you're in pretty big trouble, too?” You question, looking back at the taller man. Crossing your arms over your chest

“Apparently, Cracker was told to kill me by none other than Linlin.” He whimpers before his eyes widen 

“By chance, are you one of Lola’s friends?” He questions, as you and Nami nod, smiling

“Nami and her got along great back when we met her.” You reply, hoping to reassure the worrying father. He seemed to only want the best for his daughters, even if it caused harm to himself.

“Ah-ha!” Nami smirks, pulling out Big Mom's Vivre card once more. Making the Homies around us shriek in fear.

The navigator turns to the Homies with a sinister smirk across her face.

“You all go and help Luffy!” Nami orders 

 “COULD YOU GO ANY FASTER ?!” Nami shouts from beside you at Kingbaum, a large talking tree that Nami took under her control. The two of you sit inside his mouth.

 “I’m trying!” Kingbaum cries back, running against his will, as we have the advantage with Big Mom’s card

 Trees crash to the ground as Kingbuam pushes through the forest. Knocking any obstacles out of his way. Coming to a more open area, you see General Cracker standing over Luffy on the floor.

“HE’S RIGHT THERE!” You point, as Kingbuam charges straight at his higher up. Kicking General Cracker hard before apologizing profusely. 

Jumping down from Kingbuam's mouth, landing on the ground 

“Y/N?” Luffy's soft voice calls out as you jog over to him. A weak smile on his face as he attempts to lift his head from the floor

“Hey, Luffy. You okay?” You smile at the boy kneeling beside him.

Softly grabbing his arms as you help him sit up. His face was worn out with scratches, scattering his face.

“Yeah, but I need time to recover from Bounce-man. I’m all wiped out.” Luffy's head falls toward your shoulder. Landing gently against you,

“Just ten minutes?” You question, leaning back to see his face.

 His dark hair is messy as it falls over his eyes. Luffy only nods lightly in response.

“I gotta go to sleep.” He mutters weakly, clinging to you.

With that, you lean forward slightly. Shoulder making contact with Luffy's stomach as you stood up. Grunting under the weight of the boy, you turn to Nami.

“We need to stall Cracker so Luffy can recover!” You inform her while climbing your way back up into the mouth. Lying Luffy on the tongue

Hearing footsteps stomping against the ground, Nami waves the card in the air.

“That’s our cue! Let’s go!” Nami orders the homies as they carry us away from General Cracker

Kingbuam scurries through the forest shouting nonsense.

“I FEEL SO OAK-SHAMED!” He cries along with the other fleeing Homies

“JUST PICK UP THE PACE!” Nami shouts, peaking her head out of the mouth, grunting as she walks over. You could feel the stress radiating from the woman.

You sit beside Luffy as the ginger woman shouts orders at the homies.

 Kingbuams halts suddenly, making you stand from your spot. Walking over to Nami at the edge of the mouth. You glance around, and the other Homies are frozen in place, too.

“Is something wrong?” Nami asked confused

 Cries coming from the forest ahead alerted you. As footsteps draw closer, a man appears from the forest. 

 Arms swinging with every stride, like he wanted his strength to be known. He had purple hair, and for some reason, wore no shirt.

Not that you mind. He certainly had the physique for it. 

“GENERAL CRACKER!” The homies beside us shriek.

“No way! That's him?” You whisper to Nami, trying to process our situation.

“It can’t be the same Cracker!” She replies as we examine the man

Kingbuam talks to the man. Discussing why he was helping us in the first place. General Crackers shakes his head in disappointment.

 With Kingbuam's response, General Cracker finds his sword. Slicing the top of Kingbuam's head off. Which was technically the branches on top of his head

 “This guy's scary!” Namis' shrieks as the man once more turns the surrounding homies into dried corpses 

“You surprised? I’m the Sweet 3 General Cracker.” He grins up at us

“Kinda,” You mutter under your breath, turning away from the man's gaze. 

Ears perking up to the sound of Nami's weapon extending. You see her getting ready to fight, jumping to the ground. 

Following quickly, you land beside her. Forming your sword in your hand, keeping your eyes on General Cracker. Nami, beside you, orders Kingbuam to take Luffy far away.

“Are you seriously about to pick a fight with me?” General Cracker smirks, closing his eyes at the thought. Shaking his head 

“What does it look like?” you grunt, tightening your hands around your sword

“Honestly! We are more than beautiful girls, don't take us lightly!” Nami shouts, pointing at the man

“Both of you attacking isn’t very fair.” General Cracker comments.

 He knew either way that he was a far stronger fighter, you could see from the grin he wore

“We are pirates, remember,” you reply, raising an eyebrow at the guy. Seriously, did he think we would give him an easy time? It's not like he was giving us one.

“THUNDER BREED TEMPO!” Nami doesn’t warn the man about the incoming attack.

 Unfair was a game Nami knew well, as she didn’t wait around for the man to attack.

 A dark cloud had already formed above the two Cracker warriors he made. Lightning strikes down, as a sweet smell fills the air. 

“That’s a cute trick.” Cracker taunts, clapping twice forming two more biscuit soldiers. 

While Nami focused on the other two, you decided to take on your own.

 With a lift of a finger, vines erupt from the candied floor. Wasting no time as they explored the warrior's bodies.

 Tightening around the Cracker exterior as you clenched your hand close. The vines squeeze tightly, making the tough material of the warriors burst from the pressure. 

 The sweet biscuit pieces fly in different directions. Raising your arms to block the debris from hitting your face.

 Lowering your arms, you see the real General Cracker gone from his place.

“You left your back open.” His voice calls from behind, making you duck quickly.

Hearing his sword slash above you

 Letting out a yelp, you fall to your hands and knees. Flipping over to your back quickly. 

 Feet pushing against the ground, scooting away from the man, putting any form of distance between you two.

 Looking to your side, you could see Nami still putting up a well enough fight with the biscuit warriors. Seeing her fighting, you pull yourself off the floor.

“You’re strong, but not enough to take me on. Tell me, is that son of Germa that important to you?” Cracker calls out as you stand

Turning to the man, you rest your eyes on him. 

“Just fight me.” You grunt, both hands resting on the hilt of your sword

“I don’t get it. You’ll save him or die trying, ridiculous!” Cracker spits

“I don't blame you. Big Mom doesn’t seem like the loving kind for you to even understand.” You reply, glaring back at the man. His face twisted with anger at your words.

“I’ll give you a fight! I’m not fond of pain very much. Though I doubt you leave a scratch,” He growls, beginning to run at you.

“Poor you. We are still getting Sanji back.” You grunt, moving your feet, heading straight for him.

  You had lost the fight. Despite being thrown around a little. And definitely earning some bruises in random places. The fight between you and General Cracker was quickly interrupted by Luffy.

 Now you and Nami have been watching the two fight all night. They had been going on for a while. Kingbuam carried Nami and you, as the two men continued their endless fight.

 Your captain stands tall in front of you. And round because of all the infinite biscuits he ate from General Cracker.

 Luffy's black hair now looked pushed back, and his body was black and red. The boy in Gear 4, but the stuffed version, as he calls it

General cracker chargers at Luffy his attack attack charged up. The sword is pointing straight at your Captain.

 As he got closer, it was hard to see exactly what was happening with Luffy’s full frame blocking our view. 

A bright light burst from around your captain's silhouette. Wind rushes toward you and Nami. Lifting your arms to block the strong gust of wind

“TIME FOR YOU TO FLY!” Luffy shouts 

Releasing General Cracker from his stomach. He sends the man flying through his own soldiers. Breaking them before breaking through multiple trees. Fading into the distance 

Staring in shock, you and Nami turn to each other. Mouths wide open, eyes practically out of our heads. 

 Making eye contact with the girl, you break into a smile. Nami does the same. 

 Both quickly pulling each other into a hug. Jumping up and down, squealing like little girls getting their first sleepover.

“WE WON!” You gasp, hugging the girl

“WE BEAT ONE OF BIG MOM'S TOP FIGHTERS!” she giggles.

From over her shoulder, you see Luffy on the floor, pulling away from the girl quickly, and you move to leave the tree's mouth.

“LUFFY!” You call out as your feet find the floor. 

 Jogging toward the boy on the floor, still full from his snacking. He huffs, lying on his back.

“I ate a lifetime's worth of biscuits,” Luffy says, lowly panting.

“Yeah, and you won!” You grin at your captain as he slowly shrinks as fourth gear takes energy from his body

“I’m so full,” Luffy smiles from the floor.

Nami, besides you, talks to Lola’s dad, who has been hiding this whole time

“We helped an enemy, and now General Cracker has lost. Everyone in Totto land knows Mama’s vivre card holds tree-mendous power over us Homies. That’s why she doesn’t give them out to just anyone!” Kingbuam cries in defeat

“This is more valuable than I thought!” Nami smiles

“You’re in far more trouble now! You better get out of here before she finds out what you did to her boy!” Pound, Lola’s dad, explains 

 Breaking down how dangerous Big Mom is since she was able to control the weather. With a thundercloud, Zeus in her left hand. Prometheus, a living sun in her right. 

“Both pose a big threat,” you grunt, processing the new information.

“A storm can be big trouble,” Nami sighs.

“She can get as mad as she wants, I don’t care!” Luffy suddenly speaks up 

Still lying down, recovering from his fight.

“I’m the one who should be angry here. I still cannot get over what Sanji did. All we got is a dumb note, not why he left!” Luffy exclaims annoyed

“I agree, the note was stupid,” you reply 

 “We only got here because of Pudding's map, and we’ve lost Pekoms. We should’ve had Sanji by now, but nobody showed up at the shore. We don’t know if it was a trap or if something bad happened to them!” He continues 

“I think we walked right into a trap,” you comment.

“No way! Pudding wouldn’t do that!” Nami scolds. 

Her hand lifts, pinching your ear.

“Nami!” You cry, grabbing her wrist, trying to get her to release you. After a while, she lets you go.

“I’m just saying we just met the girl! We all fell for it.” You grumble, rubbing your sore ear

“We don’t know what’s happening now. Once Sanji gets married, he’ll be part of Big Mom's crew. That means we gotta get moving!” Luffy grunts, lifting his head off the ground. Though barley with how worn out he was

“Cracker mentioned today that the Vinsmokes were headed to some castle for the ceremony. We might have enough time to stop them!” Nami calls out 

“Time isn’t the issue! You need to run away!” Pound interrupts 

“Don’t worry, let’s go!” Luffy class from the floor 

“Kingbuam should know the way to the castle. Why doesn’t he take us?” You point out, looking toward the tree

“NEIN! I REFUSE!” He declines

 Nami quickly pulls out Big Mom's Vivre card, making the tree give in. Following Nami, you both climb your way on top of the Kingbuam’s now flat head. 

As Pound lifted Luffy's body from the floor. Lifting him to us as we dragged him along the wood

“Let’s go!” Nami calls out to the tree. As we start into the forest toward Big Mom’s castles

 The sound of glass shattering makes you turn toward Nami. Seeing broken shards of mirror scattered in front of her. 

The glass has to reflect Chopper and Carrot inside, but both are no longer there.

“It just broke,” Nami says, looking over at you,

“Let’s hope they’ll be okay,” You answer, crossing your legs.

 Paying attention to how Luffy's stomach dropped quickly.

“What the? He’s freaking me out!” Nami whines as Luffy snores away, unaware of what his body is doing.

His body returns to normal as he sleeps. 

“There are a lot of weird things about him,” you reply, shaking your head. Surprised at how he was suddenly back to normal in the blink of an eye

“Gimme me meat.” Luffy softly calls out in his sleep

 “Meat!” Nami repeats as you shake your head at his subconscious.

 A smile finds your face at his true desires.

 “Hey there, frualines?” Kingbuam’s call catches your attention

Crawling toward the edge beside Nami, you peer down at the tree, curious.

“You got good luck! There they are! That's Germa 66.” Kingbuam continues 

 Your head flies up. Eyes searching for anything in the open green field. In the distance, a carriage strolls by slowly. 

You squint, trying to get a better look. Grunting when it didn't work

“So is Sanji with them?” Luffy's voice comes from behind you

Turning, you see your captain now sitting up, twisting his body to see what we were looking at.

“He has to be.” You reply, facing back to the carriage in the distance

“You're right! Look! I’m going!” Luffy grins, rushing past you as he hops over the edge. No hesitation as he runs across the green grass

“HEY! SANJI!” Luffy calls out to the cook, running fast. Arms thrown up in the air,

“Go with him!” Nami yelps, seeing Luffy gaining more speed

Nodding, you hop down, picking up your pace when you hit the floor. You smile, seeing a familiar shade of blonde.

“SANJI!” You shout a smile, finding your face. Relieved to see the cook in the carriage

“LONG TIME NO SEE! HEY!” Luffy calls out, jumping onto the carriage.

 As you get closer, Luffy is flung backward onto the ground. Landing not too far in front of you

“LUFFY!” You gasp, running over to the boy. 

 Sanji, with his leg raised, stands in the hole of the carriage. The one he created.

“WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, SANJI!” You shout as you stand beside Luffy on the floor. 

 You could hear Nami scolding him in the background as well.

“Leave my sight, bunch of low-class pirates,” Sanji speaks up.

His words and the look on his face made your throat run dry. They dug deep, driving you mad. It was hard to believe what was coming out of Sanji's mouth.

 You felt the urge to cry welling up, but you felt more angry seeing his appearance.

Sanji looked different. Everything about him was different. He looked good, but he wore the same look as his brother now. A cold one with nothing behind it

 A white button-up with no wrinkles, a red cape draped around his shoulder. A cigarette was in place between his lips. 

 Glancing behind him, you see two other guys besides Yonji. One with red hair, the other with blue. No mistake, those were his brothers as well.

 They looked like assholes and right now Sanji looked just like one of them.

“Make no mistake, I have always been a Vinsmoke. Which makes me a prince of the Germa kingdom. I kept this all a secret because it would make it harder for you. It's noble for you to come all the way here to get me, but you wasted your time. I’m not leaving. I’ve already forgotten your name.” Sanji continued

“You’re only lying to yourself, Sanji.” You scoff, crossing your arms. Not believing a word coming from his mouth.

“You don’t know anything.” He barks back

“We all know enough to know you wouldn’t have kept them a secret for no reason. Nobody is buying it.” You grunt back 

“Don’t worry, Sanji. I’m happy to handle her.” Yonji calls out, pointing a thumb at himself

“Yeah, right.” You argue with the younger guy

“Don’t you dare. These two are mine.” Sanji interrupts, holding up a hand

“Just move Y/N. I’ll send him packing myself.” Sanji instructs stepping down from the carriage. 

Making his way through the field.

“What’s going on, Sanji? Why are you acting like this?” You question as he gets closer.

You step closer, meeting him halfway before he reaches Luffy.

“Just leave, there was no point in coming here. I’m not going with you guys. Now move,” Sanji replies, stopping in front of you. A few feet between you

“I don’t know what’s happening, but I hope you’re doing well here. I’m sorry we came.” You mutter 

Sanji's stance doesn’t change. He stands tall and firm. 

“It feels like I haven’t seen you in forever,” You sigh, taking in his image. 

 It had been well over 2 weeks since you’d seen the cook. It wasn’t much, but when you see someone every day, it’s easy to grow attached.

 Staring at the cook now standing in front of you. Taking a step closer, you wrap your arms around the cook's neck. Pulling him close, squeezing your eyes shut in case he pushed you off. 

You felt him tense in your arms. Only holding him for a second before dropping your arms.

Stepping away, you put space between you again. His eyes were wide at your action.

 He stood as silent as you had ever seen him. Both getting a moment alone together. Nobody was near enough to hear exactly what was being exchanged.

Not that it was much. The silence between you settles thick. Both knowing well, this might be the last time you see the other.

“You look different. Still handsome as ever, what a lucky bride you have.” You crack a small smile 

“Go easy on him, Luffy won’t give up. You know that.” You warn holding eye contact with the cook.

 Relishing in any moment you could spare with him. 

“You know I can’t do that,” Sanji replies softly

“I know,” you mumble, turning away from the cook. Heading toward Kingbuam, passing Luffy 

In the end, you knew you didn’t stand a chance against Sanji. Luffy himself had more of a chance than you to get him back.

Climbing up Kingbuam, you see Nami looking over the edge. A hand reached out for you to grab onto

Assisting you as you climb up. As you reach the top, she quickly pulls you into a hug.

“Is he coming back?” Nami sniffles, she had been crying 

“I have no idea.” You mutter, feeling the tears well up in your eyes, hearing the two guys arguing down below. 

Putting on a strong front for Sanji was hard. But you didn’t want him to worry if he did end up going through with the marriage.

 Pulling away from Nami, you see Sanji's leg surrounded by fire as he kicks Luffy.

Nami, beside you, let’s out a gasp with you.

“SANJI!” You shout

“IS HE ACTUALLY SERIOUS?!” Nami screams beside you

“I think he is.” You reply lowly. It felt like defeat watching your captain fight with the cook. 

 Everything was going so well for the crew. And suddenly you are here, feeling helpless, watching the two fight. 

You and Nami were only onlookers of the fight. Knowing if one of you tried to interrupt, you both would get shut down instantly.

Sitting out, though watching it all happen felt like torture, knowing you couldn’t do much to change his mind. His actions showed he was deep in it enough to fight Luffy.

Sanji landed endless kicks to Luffy. The boy was not budging as he took every one that was thrown at him by the cook.

Luffy had already taken a beating. He sits against crumbled stone, where Sanji had flung him. The captain is still not fighting back.

The cook now skywalks toward the sky. Going higher and higher, his leg coated in a flame. Blazing, ready to strike

“SANJI! DONT DO THIS!” You shout throat drying at the sight of him aiming toward Luffy

You push yourself off your knees, getting ready to help. Feeling Nami’s hand tug on your wrist

“Don’t. There’s nothing we can do. You’ll only get hurt. Sanji wouldn’t want that.” Nami whimpers, tears in her eyes 

“He’s gonna kill him!” You cry seeing Sanji heading straight for Luffy

“DON'T HURT LUFFY. WE WILL LEAVE!” Nami shouts at the cook. Her grip is tight on your wrist.

Your pleas never reach the man's ears.

Staring in shock, as Sanji landed the kick on top of Luffy's head. Watching your captain's body go weak, dropping to the floor

“LUFFY!” You yell, yanking your wrist from Nami, jumping down from Kingbuam 

Stumbling slightly, hitting the floor, you run over to your captain. Motionless on the ground. Sanji is standing in front of him.

Falling to your knees, you shake Luffy. Trying to make the boy up. His body was bruised heavily, and blood was coming from his mouth.

“I told you to leave,” Sanji mutters.

Snapping your head up at him, you stand up beside Luffy. Eyes beginning to water 

“This is stupid, you just hurt someone who wants to help you. You know this is wrong. You knew he wouldn't fight back!” You cry to Sanji, tears in your eyes. He stares with no emotion back at you.

“You’re an idiot. Trying to push us away,” You scoff, wiping your tears. Shaking your head, trying to shake the tears.

Though you cared for him. Sanji's actions still raised anger in you, he had gone too far. But this is what he wanted. He wanted you all to leave, and that hurt you all more.

 He nods, turning to walk back to the carriage. And you lower yourself to Luffy's side. 

 Flipping him over to his back. Brushing his hair from his face. It was thick with his blood covering some strands.. You grimace at the sight. 

Nami stomps past you and Luffy on the floor.

“Not so fast, Sanji!” Nami grunts

 As the blonde turns, Nami lands a slap across his cheek. You're tense watching the two.

“You’re lucky she’s nice enough not to lay a hand on you. This could hurt a lot more.” Nami says sharply 

 With her words, Sanji lifts his head and turns to you on the floor. His eyes follow you and Luffy one last time before he turns. 

Stepping back into the carriage. You pull your eyes from his figure, turning to Luffy on the floor.

The wheels of the carriage crunch the gravel under them. The sound fades as they continue down the path.

Luffy grunts, opening his eyes slowly. His eyes find yours, seeing your tear-stained face. He grunts, standing up slowly. 

“Luffy!” Nami observes him standing 

You follow beside him, dragging yourself off the ground. Luffy besides you pants heavily

“COME BACK! SANJI!” Luffy calls the cook 

“ALL YOUR EXCUSES SOUNDED SO FAKE! WE AREN’T BELIEVING THEM! I DON’T KNOW WHY YOU SAID THAT CRAP! BUT I KNOW YOU DIDN’T MEAN IT! LIKE WE AREN’T FRIENDS! A COUPLE OF DUMB LIES WON’T MAKE ME GIVE UP ON MY CREW! WHAT’D YOU TAKE ME FOR! I’M NOT STUPID! YOU’RE THE ONE WHO’S HURTING!” Luffy shouts, shoulders rising with every sentence. 

The boy beside you is shouting with everything in him.

“It’s over. Luffy, for some reason, Sanji’s done, ‘kay?” Nami tries to calm the boy down

“JUST SHUT UP!” Luffy orders sternly as you and Nami tense up

Luffy's pants are the only thing you can hear as we all watch the carriage get further away.

“WE’RE NOT DONE YET! OUR JOURNEY ISN’T OVER! I’M STAYING RIGHT HERE AND I’M NOT MOVING AN INCH! I’M GONNA KEEP WAITING FOR YOU TO COME BACK! AND IF YOU LEAVE ME HERE, I’LL JUST STARVE TO DEATH! YOU'RE MY CHEF! NO ONE ELSE CAN TAKE YOUR PLACE!” Luffy shouts 

 Even though his voice was filled with anger, you could feel this was a cry from Luffy. Begging for Sanji not to leave. Luffy was putting everything he had on the table just for Sanji. 

 Your captain's kind words make tears well up in your eyes. With a harsh tone, he still wanted Sanji to understand how much he cared.

“YOU BETTER COME BACK! YOU HEAR ME! WITHOUT YOU, I’LL NEVER BE KING OF THE PIRATES!” Luffy shouts 

  His words run deep, tugging on your heart as well. That's a big weight to put on Sanji's shoulders. But you knew the cook knew it as well. Luffy really won’t continue without him.

Silence takes over the field as the carriage is no longer in sight. 

Plopping down on the ground, your arms wrap around your knees. Pulling them close to your chin. Resting your head on your arms 

Beside you, Luffy flops onto his back, panting heavily still.

Nami's warm hand finds your shoulders as she lowers to her knees beside you. Pulling you into a warm hug

“He’ll come back.” Nami hushes, pulling away from the hug. Brushing your hair from your face. You softly smile, appreciating her comfort, sending her a nod. 

Sitting in silence, you stare across the field. Feeling the grass brush against your legs. Huffing, you stare at the smiling hills. 

Dazing off in the sunlight, waiting for Sanji to return. The guy is heavy on your thoughts, wondering if he has already made it. The world felt gloomy knowing Sanji was sitting with another girl while you all waited here.

Nami lets out a deep breath after about ten minutes.

“Are you really gonna wait here? We’re right in the middle of enemy territory.” Nami asks Luffy

“I’ll wait,” He pants.

A moment passes between the group. The wind softly passes by, and the grass blades sway.

“Remember what Pound said? The enemy will be coming, Sanji, on the other hand.” Nami trails off, hinting at Sanji not returning

“Sanji will be back! I’ll wait, just like I said!” Luffy shuts down the navigator's attempts

“What about you?” Nami’s voice calls out

Lifting your head from your arms resting on your knees. You turn to the right, meeting Namis' gaze.

“They are definitely on their way right now.” You reply

“Which is why we should go!” Nami encourages

“Luffy's not gonna leave willingly, Nami.” You remind the girl of who our stubborn captain was

The woman huffs, crossing her arms, getting nowhere we either of you.

Thunder rumbling from above catches your attention, along with the navigators.

“That’s weird.” You grunt, staring at the dark clouds forming in the sky. It looked like it was coming from the castle in the center.

“Kingbuam, what's causing all this? It was clear just a second ago!” Nami asks the tree

“It's Mama. Her fury is tremendous!” Kingbaum replies, fear in his eyes, watching the cloud spread across the sky

“Her power is no joke.” You grunt, feeling the wind pick up quickly. Standing up allows you to get a better stance against the force. 

“I couldn’t ever create something that big!” Nami shrieks at the storm taking over Whole Cake Island.

 The wind pushes roughly against the group as a droplet hits your shoulder. Looking up toward the sky, water droplets hurl toward the ground. The weather is going from Sunny to a thunderstorm almost in an instant.

“This is insane.” You utter holding a hand out as the rain hits your palm

Your dress was beginning to soak up the rain.

“This is syrup. I think” Nami points out, taking a lick of the drops around her mouth.

Facing the sky, closing your eyes as the droplets hit against your face. Mouth open, catching some as you drink the sweet liquid. 

Luffy, on the other flipped over onto his stomach. Not wanting a single drop of the sweet rain. You stand beside Nami. Luffy sits crisscrossed on the grass hat on his head. His head down, avoiding the rain that had picked up

“The weather's getting rough.” Nami comments as the wind pushes against our bodies. Clothes rustling in the wind

The air whistles as the rain only pours harder.

“You guys need to go hide,” Luffy speaks up, hands gripping his knees.

“Something the matter?” Nami questions

“We need to go, Nami.” You answer, hands finding her wrist. You could feel something about to happen.

“The enemy is coming,” Luffy warns

And in the distance, you could see a dark shadow forming in the god. It becomes clear as they march onto the field. Lighting striking down.

 You and Nami climb your way onto Kingbuam's head for a better look. Turning toward the crowd. The heads all began to merge as they grew closer. Too many for you to even count

“He can't beat them all.” You grunt, staring at the army heading your way

“There are too many!” Nami whimpers at the sight

Luffy slowly pushes himself up from the floor.

“I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE! JUST GO,” Luffy calls out, standing to his full height. Despite his heavy injuries

The army stops, ready to open fire on us. Kingbuam quickly turns and runs away from the fight.

“HE’S GOING OUT ON A LIMB FOR US!” Kingbuams shouts, heading back toward the forest. Luffy's figure gets smaller as he carries you two away.

“WE CAN’T LEAVE HIM!” You argue, hopping down, getting ready to hit the floor.

Feeling Kingbuam's branchy hand wrap around your body. Holding you in place

“WE MUST NOT FIGHT THEM!” He warns, running away, swinging you around in his hand as he runs

“LET ME GO!” You shout at the tree, slamming your hands down onto the branch. Grunting while failing at releasing yourself

“WE'RE GOING BACK! LET HER GO!” Nami orders Kingbuam to pull out Big Mom’s Vivre card quickly.

The tree lifts his hand, placing you back down beside Nami on top of his head. Turning his direction as we now head toward Luffy fighting against more chess soldiers. 

Sword forming in your hands as you prepare yourself for a good fight. 

Me avoiding fight scenes 😁

 The rain pours throughout the whole island. You and Nami, now cuffed by some weird goo from one of Big Mom’s daughters with pink hair. Fire danced scattered in the field from the fight that had taken place.

 Luffy lies face down on the floor. Taking a rough beating with the help of some devil fruit. You had no idea why Luffy couldn’t fight back, not too long ago. It was strange. They had you all beat.

Nami, beside you, is suddenly grabbed from behind. The navigator's hands were trapped together above her head.

The position is vulnerable as a tall woman with dusty blue hair and a large sunhat on top of her head.

The woman's fingers cut through Namis' blouse, right in the center of her chest. Taking the Vivre card out, showing it to the other Big Mom pirates

“The Chess Peacekeepers are homie, which explains why they couldn’t defeat you. It also explains how you all made it out of the seducing woods. Now, how the hell did you get Mama's Vivre card?” The woman with pink hair interrogates

You stand watching the exchange between the Charlotte siblings. Hands stuck together behind your back.

“It has Lola’s name on it,” The woman holding Nami points out, examining the card.

“Our Lola?” 

“Did you steal it from her?”

“You mean she’s dead?”

The siblings talk over each other, accusing Nami of hurting the girl.

“Nobody said anything about killing.” You reply, gritting your teeth 

“Yeah! She gave it to me, she’s my friend!” Nami answers 

“Try telling Mama that!” One of the guys taunts

“Unfortunately, our orders were to bring you back alive. Let’s go.” The other instructs 

 A buff man walks by Luffy. His hand finds the back of your captain's shirt. Tugging him from the floor. 

 But Luffy didn’t budge, as you see his hands grip onto the grass underneath him.

The man notices Luffy's resilience, landing a punch on his head. Making you freeze, as you see the guy raise his leg next. Dropping it down onto Luffy's back. 

Lifting it once more, before dropping it again. Repeating the action over and over, the more Luffy holds on.

“STOP IT! PLEASE!” You cry out, taking a step forward. Only taking a few steps before your face met the wet ground.

 The sticky rain pours down your face, mixing with the tears. You could smell the grass enhanced by the rain. Especially when you were face-first in it

 Lifting your head to see over your shoulder. You have her fuchsia pink hair, matching with black points coming from her head.

She glared back at you. Turning back to Luffy, you grunt, squirming in her grasp, trying to get away. Our screams and cries echo throughout the large field as we watch Luffy beat endlessly.

Your hands hang above your head. Nailed in place, though it didn’t hurt. You sit between Nami and Luffy. Jail bars in front of you. 

 The three of you sit in a large book. Courtesy of one of Big Mom's horrible sons. Rolling your eyes, listening to the man go on and on about his Devil Fruit power

 Having the ability to trap anything living in a book. That included whatever Big Mom desired in her collection. Or prisoners, in our case.

Luffy groans slightly beside you, waking up. Knocked unconscious from the multiple beatings 

“You're awake.” You call out as he lifts his head to look at you

“Y/N! NAMI!” Luffy's tired eyes widen. His arms stretched when he noticed he was stuck

“You were out for a while, you were beginning to scare us,” Nami says 

“Oh yeah, I lost. Okay, I’ll get us out now,” Luffy replies grunting as he pulls at his hands 

“Don’t bother Straw Hat. It’s pointless.” Big Mom's son cuts in

“He did this to us.” You grunt, wiggling your arms. Still attempting to get out 

“LET US OUT!” Luffy shouts

“Why would I want to do that!” Big Mom's son answers

“You suck! I need to get back what if I miss Sanji!” Luffy grunts as he pulls harder, trying to free himself

“Well, you have fun tearing off your arms. But I assure you, there is no escape from this prison.” The man taunts, grabbing hold of the cover of the book. 

Closing the large door. Leaving us inside in the dark. You could hear the family laughing at your crew's failure.

“Their laughing,” Nami says softly, you could hear the defeat. 

“This is humiliating,” you grunt into the darkness.

“I’m gonna get us out of here! They’ll regret laughing at my crew!” Luffy chimes in from your right

In the darkness, you could hear his pants and grunts as he kept tugging 

“Don’t actually rip off your arms.” You grunt as he continued 

“Why not!” Luffy argues 

“BECAUSE THAT IS INSANE!” Nami wails at the boy 

“Exactly.” You reply

“WE NEED TO GO GET SANJI! Y/N! NAMI! HURRY! RIP YOUR HANDS OFF!” Luffy orders

“HELL NO!” You and Nami shriek in the dark

Pt.10

I feel like it would be easier for me not to color the text. But I also like it, but LORDDD IT TAKES AWHILE. Let me know if y'all like it so I can continue. Because like, what if you all secretly hate it, and i dont know

!!!ZOU & WHOLE CAKE ISLAND SPOILERS!!!

Word count- 10.3k

Masterlist Pt.7

Silly TV girl reference for the title. I think it's a very Luffy and Sanji crying face emoji. I just didn't know what to put as the title.

A/N- For this chapter, I skipped over that filler at the end of Zou. But this is mostly just like getting information for this season. Like arriving at Whole Cake and all. Also, A LIL INTERACTION WITH YONJI AND REIJU THIS PART. Nothing crazy, tho, as always, sorry. Also, just seeing how locked in Luffy and Sanji are got me hypeddd. Bros before hoes, or rather, the bro is the hoe? Let's talk about that

Straw Hat reader. Strawhats x reader, Luffy x reader included in this one mentions of sanji tho 😏

Warning- Fluff, SLOWPACED

!!!Sorry for any grammar errors!!!

“I decided to tag along! Garchu” Carrots smiles 

  She threw herself onto Luffy, taking a bite of his ear. As your captain shouts in pain, you smirk, seeing his struggle. 

Carrot, quickly let's go, turning to face you next. Tensing up, you open your mouth. 

“Hold on! Carrot!” You yelp

 Your arms held out before you, trying to keep the girl away as she pushed back, easily wrapping her arms around you.

 Letting out a whine as she nibbled on your cheek. She then releases you and does the same to the rest of the crew.

“Do you always gotta bite us?” You mutter. Releasing a groan as you rub your cheek 

“I’m sorry, but we must take you-gara back.” Pedro, the jaguar, mink says

 He pulls Carrot away from the crew. Scolding the girl for sneaking on board. Mentioning how dangerous it will be sneaking into the emperor's kingdom. 

Carrot pleads over and over to stay. Showing us the bag she packed full of supplies

“I brought lunch! Juice! A snack! And a shirt! ” Carrot list pulling out items from her bag

“Uh, Carrot. We will be sailing for more than just a day.” You comment. Observing her supplies, that wouldn’t last long.

“Yeah, it will take about a week to get there.” Nami chimes in

“WHAT? You-teia means it’ll take us several days to reach the island? How can the ocean be so enormous?” Carrot shouts, running over to the railing

“The ocean is wonderful!” She gleams, looking out onto the open waters

“It’s not as wonderful as you say,” Pekoms grumbles from the floor.

“Well, you're on board now, so we’ll have to make do!” Luffy smiles

 Helping himself to a snack in Carrot’s bag. Taking a bite out of the snack, he continues talking casually. You frown at your captain stealing food. 

 “Can you fend for yourself?” Luffy questions

As Carrot turns to answer, she's quickly on top of your captain. Pinning him to the floor, attacking him for eating her food.

“Well, that answers it.” You say, 

Watching your captain get bitten on his chest by the girl. Luffy grunts as the girl chews on him. Wincing, turning away from the painful sight in front of you.

It was rare that somebody was able to pin Luffy down. Carrot's natural strength was astonishing in itself. Let alone being strong enough to catch your captain off guard.

“You should pet her head! Quickly!” Nami instructs.

As Luffy does what he’s told for once. Carrot lets your captain go, distracted by the attention on the top of her head.

“We won’t need to worry about her then.” You grin. Seeing your captain frozen on the floor from shock. 

“Yeah, she’s got a death grip! Man, you're tough!” Luffy croaks.

 Still recovering on the floor. Carrot was sitting not too far from him.

“You can take it! It’s fine!” She smiles, now offering the carrot up. 

“She almost took out Luffy!” Chopper utters in shock

The younger crewmate side steps. Hiding behind your legs as he peeks out, watching over the girl

“Don’t worry, Chopper. She’s on our side, just don’t go eating her food like Luffy.” You smile

“You're right, Y/N! I’m not an idiot like Luffy!” He smiles 

“No, you’re not!” You gush, leaning down to squish his face quickly. Smiling at your adorable crewmate

“And I thought I was a bad influence,” Nami speaks up, interrupting the two of you.

“I’m a wonderful influence.” You smile at the navigator 

As the two of you laugh, Luffy’s voice causes you both to pause

“Somebody! Go make us some grub!” He orders lazily

 Not letting the order fall on anybody specifically,  just hoping somebody will get up and do it. And from beside you, Nami takes a step forward.

“Can you keep an eye on the water for me?” she questions

Placing a hand on her shoulder, you stepped forward, interrupting. 

“I’ll go ahead and cook the food from now on.” You chime.

 Luffy shoots up from lying on his back and sitting up on his knees, slamming both his hands on the deck. Nodding his head aggressively, tongue hanging out.

 Clearing, liking the suggestion, as you could see the drool forming in his mouth

“You sure?” Nami questions, turning to face you

“Yeah, I don't mind.” You answer, sending the woman a firm nod

“I’m cool with that!” Luffy adds, still nodding his head

“I can tell.” You reply, smiling at your captain, excited about your cooking.

“Well, that’s settled. I’ll start cooking, just keep leading the way.” You say to Nami. 

 Heading toward the kitchen. Rolling up your sleeves as you near closer

“Can I help Y/N?” Chopper exclaims, following you up the stairs to the kitchen

“Sure, Chopper!” You smile, pushing the door open. Using your body to hold the door, allowing the smaller crewmate to walk through.

 Both moving toward the kitchen, you swing a cabinet open, pulling out a large pot. Flipping it upside down on the floor by the counter.

“There, now you have a stool. Just don’t tell Sanji, we’ll scrub it extra good,” You say, 

 While standing from your crouched position. You softly pat the top of Chopper's hat, reassuring him it was fine.

“I won’t tell!” Chopper giggles, pulling himself on top of the pot. Allowing him to see onto the counter now 

 A full week has almost passed now. The crew did well the first couple of days, but as you were all on the fifth day. Things came crashing down. 

 Meaning you took your eyes off of Luffy, who got into the pantry. Eating it clean.

You and the crew have been starving for about a day already. Going on the second day

“I hope we are almost there,” You groan tiredly, lying on the grass of the deck.

The lack of food was taking a toll on you already. Your limbs sprawled out on the deck. 

 Your long-sleeve shirt was thrown off to the side. Not being able to take the heat as you lie in your undershirt. 

 No food, and the heat sure made a horrible combination. It almost made you feel nauseous.

“It’s so hot I might melt, before I starve. I want Sanji back on my ship…I just need some ice cream,” Luffy pants lowly.

 Your eyes drag slowly from the sky to the side, seeing the four guys on the boat. Sitting on the railing, fishing for some food.

“I wish I could take off my fur,” Chopper says with his head down.

“I know the feeling, minks have a low tolerance for heat,” Pedro replies

“I think I’m gonna turn into a mummy in this heat. Hold on a second. Nami, Y/N, if I become a mummy, then would you let me see your panties?” Brook questions 

“It’s too hot for that right now.” You murmur 

Throwing your hand over your eyes, trying to block the sun from your closed eyes.

“I wish I had the strength to slap you,” Nami replies softly.

“I’m hungry, your cooking was amazing, Y/N. Now it’s so hot and I’m tired.” Carrot voice whines

“Thanks, carrot.” You murmur tiredly 

As the sun beams down onto you. Your crewmates talk lazily, trying to encourage each other to keep going.

“You got this, guys,” you say lowly. Slightly raising a fist into the air for support.

“We’re giving it our best, but uh… It’s actually so hot that the water is boiling,” Chopper replies. 

“What?!” Nami gasped from her spot under the tree on the deck

“That can’t be right,” you grunt, rolling onto your stomach.

Slowly dragging yourself toward the railing. You lift yourself to your feet. Leaning against the railing lazily.

“The water is green. Should we even be fishing here?” You point out

That’s when Luffy gets a tug on his line.

“Pull quick, Luffy!” Pedro instructs

Seeing your captain fighting against the fishing rod. And turning the reel as fast as he can. Your captain grunts as he leans back.

“It’s huge!” You exclaim, suddenly feeling a rush of energy at the thought of food.

The Sunny tilts due to the weight of the fish alone. As Luffy reels in more, the fish comes flying out of the water. It looked way bigger out of the water.

“You did it!” You cheer, throwing your hands in the air

“Finally!” Chopper exclaims

“That should be quite the feast,” Brook inputs. 

As the fish lands with a big thud on the deck. We all take a step closer.

“This fish seems off.” Nami comments

“Yeah. That color is a bad sign.” Chopper replies

“If it’s a fish, then it’s food. You don’t know what you’re talking about!” Luffy exclaims

“I don’t know, it looks poisonous.” You point out, staring at the purple fish 

“Just wait one second, we can look it up before we cook it!” Chopper mentions

“Good thinking, Chopper!” You smile

 Following the boy into the men’s quarters. Pushing through the door, you and Chopper make your way to the locker labeled with Sanji's name.

“Sorry, Sanji.” You mutter

“Yeah, sorry for snooping, we have to go do this real quick!” Chopper says

As your hand pulls the metal door open, books come falling out. Surrounding your feet as they pile up.

“Seriously, Sanji,” you grunt, seeing plenty of adult magazines falling out.

“How many of these do you even need?” Chopper questions disturbed by the magazines.

“Not this many. For Sanji, though, this might not even be enough.” you reply, shaking your head. Smiling at your little joke

 Leaning down to dig through the cook's books. Pulling out more magazines and placing them to the side. 

 Chopper beside you throws them over his shoulder carelessly as he digs through the books as well.

“Got it!” Chopper grins, pulling back.

Pulling out a small book. He flips through the pages, and the purple fish catches your eye.

“Right there!” You point to the page

“So the skin is poison, but not the inside. He even has a whole recipe for it!” Chopper points out

“Perfect! Go warn the crew about the skin! Then we can prepare it for cooking.” You smile

 Your mind lit up at the thought of finally being able to have some sort of food. Though you would have to spend time cooking it, too. Which made you grunt to yourself, shoulders dropping.

 As Chopper ran out the doors. Turning back to the locker, picking the magazines up off the floor, quickly shoving them into the boy's locker once more. 

 Turning to the door leading to the deck. Walking closer, you hear the doctor screaming.

“LUFFY!” Chopper shrieks

 Causing you to pick up the pace. Slamming the door open as you see a piece of skin ripped off from the fish. Your eyes fall onto the obvious culprit. 

“The skin is poisonous, Luffy!” You scold

“ I ate a bunch.” He replies 

“I CAN SEE YOUR FACE IS STUFFED!” You shout.

Poking a finger at his puffy cheek. The boy's body stretched round from all the food he stuffed himself with. Cursing the boy under your breath, as you take in his state.

The captain only smiles innocently as you poke him. 

“What about everyone else?” Chopper questions

“Nope, haven’t touched it. Thankfully,” Nami answers, shaking her head.

“Good for them, but what about Luffy?” Brook points out

“That’s good. Luffy mentioned a while back that he built a decent tolerance against poison back in Impel Down. So maybe we have some time before we freak out,” you comment, drawing your crew's attention.

 “You're right! We have more time to get him some help!” Chopper says his face is filled with determination

 Some time had passed, and Luffy’s condition grew worse. The boy now on the floor with the crew sitting around him, eating. His eyes hung low, with sweat dripping from him.

And now you and the crew were slightly freaking out.

 You sit by his head, plate resting on your propped-up knees. Scraping the fish you and Nami cooked into your mouth. Chewing the food as you speak up

“He’s getting worse. Nothing is helping,” You murmur, eyes locked on the boy.

“I know even the medicine we made isn’t working,” Chopper whines through his full mouth. 

 The doctor referring to the medicine he made with herbs that you grew not too long ago. Trying to delay the effects of the poison.

Pekoms places his food down before standing, ripping his bandages off.

“Unfortunately, for your Captain, we’re not gonna be able to stop for medicine any time soon. We’re about to enter Mama’s territory.” Pekoms says, walking over

“First, we’ll run into smaller islands with a defense network surrounding Whole Cake Island. Black Leg has probably made it already. No matter what, don’t lower your guard.” The lion explains

 Letting out a grunt, you place your clean plate down on the grass. A heavy fog fills the air, a change in environment proving Pekoms' statement.

 As Pedro leaps up toward the crow's nest to keep a lookout. Pekoms and Nami talk about the next island up ahead and finding an antidote there. 

Feeling a sudden drop in temperature. You see a small fluffy cloud falling from the sky.

“What’s this?” You question, standing up.

Holding your palm out, catching one on your hand

“Pretty!” Carrot gleams, watching the particles fall all around.

“I think those are sugar clouds?” Nami says, unsure, looking over to Pekoms

“Yep. We call this a cotton candy flurry.” Pekom answers, staring up at the sky

“Cotton candy!” Chopper gushes, running around

Smiling, you catch the boy. Grabbing under his arms as you lift him into the air. His happy giggles fill the air as he sticks his tongue out. Trying to catch one on his tongue.

*Budah Budah Budah Budah Budah......Budah Budah Budah*

The ship's snail begins ringing, causing everybody to quiet down. Dropping your arms, you place Chopper back down onto the ground. 

 Letting the doctor get taken away by his sugar rush. The boy was running in circles on the deck, trying to catch more.

“We’re getting a call?” Brook questions

“Not exactly. What you’re hearing is a warning signal that we’ve entered Mama’s territory. And her troops are gonna know about it.” Pekoms explains

“Smart woman.” You grumble, glancing around the fog surrounding the ship, trying to keep alert.

“Mmm-hmm, this is how it all starts,” Nami utters

“I see something, Pekoms! It's a ship! They're heading right for us!” Pedro calls from the crow's nest

“What? How did they get here so fast!” Pekoms grunts, running over to the railing beside Nami. Both were leaning over to see the approaching boat.

Following, you lean over the railing as Pekoms explains who is coming.

“It’s called a Tarte. They’re one of Mama’s scout ships.” He says

“Great,” Nami mutters

“We gotta hide.” You hiss, pulling away from the railing.

Turning to face your captain still lying on the floor. His skin was pale, looking worse than just a few seconds ago. 

 Chopper was quick to lift Luffy off the floor, carrying him over to the aquarium room. Nami following behind

“Pekoms, make sure to ask for some type of antidote!” You instruct facing the mink

“I got it. Just go hide!” Pekoms order. 

 Turning around, you rush by Brook, holding the door open for you. He closes the door almost completely shut. Leaving a crack for us to look through.

“Aw crap! That’s not one of Mama’s ships!” Pekoms announces from outside

 The group lets out a gasp. Huddling by Nami as you, Carrot, and Brook try to peer out the small gap in the door. 

 Examining the large snail in the water. A tower was built on top of its back. The fog was making it hard to see completely.

“Is that a transponder snail?” Nami questions

“I didn’t think they got that big.” You mutter 

“It’s huge!” Carrot agrees, nodding.

“I wonder what that number could mean. 66?” Brooks says

“What? It says that?” You hiss, trying to get a better view of the ship.

“Yeah, on the flag.” The man points out

“Pekoms mentioned that number in Zou. Germa 66, their assassins, and Sanji’s family.” You inform him.

 Yanking the door open as a voice announces the ship's presence. Questioning why the Sunny was here in Big Mom's territory 

“I forgot Luffy is basically famous now,” You grunt, standing out on the deck. 

 The crew follows behind as they take in the sight of the odd ship. The snail approaches closer and closer, causing waves to splash up between the two ships. 

“We’re about to hit their ship! Furl the sails, hurry!” Nami orders

 Quickly growing a vine, boosting yourself up. Landing beside Carrot on the sails, the two of you pull them up quickly. 

 Tying them in place, as you leap back down to the deck. The ship leans harshly to the side, barely avoiding hitting the giant snail.

 As the Sunny tilts back to normal, you glance up at the snail, seeing a figure looking down at you from the railing. 

 Behind him, their sails began to rise as well, suggesting they were stopping. 

“Sanji! Sanji!” Chopper exclaims, jumping down to the deck, crying.

Running toward the rails, arms stretched out to the man. You yelp, scooping the boy in your arms. Covering his mouth

“I don't think that’s Sanji! He wouldn’t wear a full green outfit, Chopper.” You explain, removing your hand from his mouth quickly

Pointing toward the green outfit on the unknown man. A green four on a black cape wrapped around his shoulders. 

As you hold Chopper in your arms, glancing at the unknown man. 

The man’s gloved hands grab the railing, leaning over it. Even with the hood covering his face, you could see the hearts practically popping out from his eyes. 

Mouth open, tongue hanging out. Looking directly at you

“Hot! So hot!” The guy exclaims

“That’s gotta be Sanji!” Chopper argues, pointing a hoof at him

 You groan, letting out a defeated sigh. The crew wasn’t believing a word you said. And the guy's actions alone were making this a whole lot worse. 

“And that curly eyebrow, that must be him!” Brook points out

“I see that, but I don't know. This can’t be him.” You say, observing the guy calming himself down on the other ship. 

His hands were still gripping the rails firmly. Peering down at the group, standing motionless like before.

“Who else would have eyebrows like that?” Nami replies, turning away from you to wave at the man 

“Sanji! I can’t believe we found you!” She exclaims

“And I can’t believe we found Sanji so quickly!” Brook adds

“Quite the coincidence,” Pedro murmurs

“Hey, Sanji. Luffy ate some poisonous fish, and he's dying. Do you have an antidote on that ship, maybe? It’s urgent,” Chopper calls out, kneeling next to Luffy.

A moment passes, and the figure stays silent.

“See. If it were Sanji, he would’ve helped already.” You point out

“Stop calling me that! You got the wrong guy.” The man shouts. 

 His voice alone proved you were right. The voice was completely different from Sanji’s. 

 It did have the same raspiness, though it was slightly higher than the cooks. His hand lifts, removing the hood. 

The guy’s hair matched his outfit perfectly. Both are a bright shade of green. His hair swooped back, curving up at the end. He had some sort of headphones over his ears. Glasses on top of his head as well.

“Well, I guess we might look alike. But my name is Yonji.” He finishes

“Yonji!” The crew repeats his name, shocked. Taking in his whole existence. The suit he wore seemed interesting, let alone the colors. 

“Yonji?” You hummed, it did sound close to the cooks.

“He has to be related to Sanji,” You comment, turning to face Nami.

“My relationship with your associate, Sanji, is a highly classified matter. It’s a secret I'll take to the grave with me.” Yonji announces

“That's his younger brother, for sure.” The crew murmurs to each other

“I wonder who else is in his family.” Nami questions, looking over to you

“I don't get it. How do you know they're related?” Carrot pipes up

“Well, San is three, and Yon is four,” Brook explained to the girl.

Turning back to Sanji’s brother, you see him looking between you and Nami. 

Visible steam burst from his nose. As hearts take over his eyes

“Cuties! Cuties! Two Cuties!” He exclaims, twirling around much like Sanji.

Smirking at the guy's actions. Reminding you entirely of his brother, they were identical, but very different in looks alone. A guy in white approaches the man, telling him something. Leading him to walk away from the edge

“Hey! Come back! Sanji!” Chopper shouts

“I’M YONJI!” The green-haired man yells, turning back

Luffy's coughs cause you to turn back to the deck. Seeing purple patches begin to form all around his body. 

His chest rose slowly. Steam was rising from his open mouth,

“Luffy!” You gasp

 Running over as you lift his head into your lap. Pushing the hair from his face, covered in sweat. His body was burning up. Nami runs over as well, kneeling beside him. Grabbing hold of his hand

“It’s just some poison from a stupid fish, right? Fight back!” Nami scolds the boy

“You can’t give up, Luffy!” You plead, hoping for the best

Brook and Chopper can be heard shouting to Yonji. The two plead for any form of help. 

“Can you do it for Sanji at least? Don’t let your brother's captain die!” Brook exclaims, waving his hands, trying to catch the guy's attention.

 Looking up at Yonji, you see him facing the crew once more. Pulling his glasses down to cover his eyes. 

“Sorry, guys. I’m not into the whole saving lives thing. But if you want that medicine so bad, why don’t you take it from us? You guys are pirates, aren’t you?” Yonji taunts with a wide grin

 His words cause you to move Luffy's head from your lap. Rising to your feet, allowing your sword to form in your hand. 

Yonji notices as he lets out a laugh. 

“You're gonna fight me? I like a challenge with my woman!” Yonji smiles

A scowl forms on your face as you get ready to dash onto the higher ship.

“Enough! We are here for your brother, not you!” You call out. Turning to face the navigator, 

“I’ll go get the antidote.” You inform her

“Careful! He only has Sanji’s bad parts and none of the good ones! He’s a playboy jerk!” Nami complains, anger filling her voice

“I’ll help you, Y/N,” Pedro says, jumping down from the crow's nest. Landing beside you, drawing his sword.

 Suddenly, another figure appears beside Yonji. Landing a kick straight to his head. 

 Which he blocks with his arm, but the force is still enough to send him flying into the ocean.

As he crashes into the water, waves form, causing the Sunny to rock from the impact. Your eyes widen at the scene.

“What’s going on?” You question 

 The crew surrounds Luffy as he groans. But your eyes stay locked on the other ship, seeing a figure leap into the air. 

Disappearing for a while through the fog, before landing on the deck with us.

 Carrot turns quickly to face the person. Your eyes examine the figure's outfit quickly.

 Following the woman's curves, her outfit was the same idea as Yonji's. Just more revealing, not that you were complaining. 

 The suit was a hot pink. The woman's short hair matched her outfit well. Her curly eyebrow on display, her hair side-parted just like Sanji's.

“Who are you-teia? An enemy?” Carrot questions. Fist in the air, ready to strike at given notice

Walking up from behind the girl, you grab her arm. Guiding the mink to lower her fist

“I think she’s Sanji’s sister.” You say softly

“You would be correct. Do forgive him. He’s rather heartless. A creep, too. But never mind my little brother. I’ll set this straight.” The lady's smooth voice pours out

 With her words, you nod without a second thought. Listening to whatever the woman was telling you

“She’s lovely!” Brook exclaims

Yonji burst through the surface of the ocean. Water splashes as he floats a couple of feet above the ocean. Shouting down at his sister about humiliating him 

“Reiju!” Yonji shouts

“I wonder how he’s floating,” Brook questions.

“Maybe a devil fruit?” Chopper suggest

“It can’t be he fell into the ocean and got out just fine. And it's nothing like that sky walking technique Sanji and CP-9 use.” Nami points out

“It’s those shoes they are wearing.” You explain, pointing toward the shoes on the sibling's feet.

“See? Whatever they are, they are pretty cool.” You say, examining the shoe from afar

“Indeed. It’s technology! They’re powerful, don’t get me wrong, but the strength of Germa 66 is the strength of science. You might call them a scientific fighting squad. That’s why Mama’s interested.” Pekom clarifies

“Does that mean I can fly with the super shoes too? So cool!” Chopper gushes, dancing side to side. Nami lifts him, stopping him from moving around so much.

“Sanji’s family is amazing. Why didn’t he tell us?” Nami mutters to the crew

“There has to be more to it.” You reply 

“If I recall Vinsmoke was the name of the Royal Family. Many years ago, they conquered the North Blue, I believe, and they did so with an overwhelming show of military might.” Brooks speaks up

“They’re royalty. Like Vivi and the Neptune family?” Chopper questions

“Yup. An assassin family would be a good reason not to bring them up.” You utter to Nami, who nods in agreement

“So they’re actually famous,” Nami joins in.

“Yeah. They are even used as villains in a comic strip.” Pekoms adds

“I’m impressed, you’re a regular historian.” Reiju interrupts

 “You see, it is not just a story, for we are royalty. Germa is a nation without soil. We own no territory, but we are still allowed to attend the reverie all the same.” She continues

“I see. Then I beg your pardon, may I see your royal panties, most honored lady?” Brook questions, getting down on his knees in front of the woman

Nami and you were quick to rush to the man. Landing a kick right in his bony ribs, as the navigator lands a punch on the back of his skull

“Stop it!” Nami scolds as you cross your arms, shaking your head in disgust

 Reiju walks over to Luffy’s sprawled-out body. Nami sits on the grassy deck as we wait for the woman's guidance.

“Now, if you don't mind, I’ll be taking that from him.” She says

“Take what exactly?” Nami questions

“Yeah? I’m lost here.” You grunt, looking at the woman

“I’m going to guess he ate the skin of an armored stone fish from the Boiling Sea,” Reiju says 

“Yeah. How did you know?” Chopper asks

“This poison has very particular effects. Not even a giant could survive this.” She smiles. 

 Causing Chopper to begin sobbing, hearing that news

“But this is good. You're lucky, it’s my favorite. This poison is the best.” She continues, sitting on her knees, pulling Luffy's head into her lap, leaning down.

“You’re not seriously gonna-” You say before stopping mid-sentence. Watching Sanji’s sister lean down and connect her lips with Luffy. 

 Face flushing at the sight, forgetting how to move suddenly. You couldn’t pull your eyes away at first. You couldn’t even tell how you were feeling. 

 Stomach twisting and turning in ways you didn't know it could. Hearing your crewmates shocked reactions, you turn your head to the side. Feeling slightly awkward at the interaction

After a moment passes, you turn back, seeing the purple color traveling up your captain's body. Leading to his mouth, as it transfers over the woman's face. 

 Reiju pulls away, opening her mouth, letting out a breath. Steam falling out

“WHAT?!” You shriek alongside your crewmates

Crouching down next to Luffy, your hands find his toroso. Chopper and you examine the boy.

“There's no sign of the rash,” You say, looking up at the group.

“You sucked it all out! Are you okay?” Chopper says, looking at the woman

“Never felt better. Because I’m Poison Pink,” She replies, walking away from the group.

 Watching her walk along the deck. Luffy began to cough, making you snap back to the boy.

 Throwing yourself on top of the boy, you wrap your arms around his neck. Hearing Chopper crying as he held onto the boy as well

“You’re okay!” You smile into his neck, pulling away

“Whoa? What happened?” He questions, sitting up, scratching his head.

“LUFFY!” The crew shouts surrounding the captain. Carrot rushes over and hugs the boy, along with Chopper.

“Wait. Did I fall asleep while I was eating that giant fish? The skin part is really good. Is there any left?” Luffy asks, smiling at you

“You almost died!” You hiss, pinching his ear as he yelps, pleading to let him go. Which you obey since he almost died

“YOU GAVE US A LOT OF TROUBLE!” Nami yells, tears in her eyes.

“Did I really?” Luffy questions, looking around at everybody. You nod, confirming the navigator's words.

“Huh. Sanji!” Your Captain pipes up when his eyes find Reiju

“That’s his sister Reiju, Luffy! She saved you just now.” You wince at the captain's innocent brain. Sometimes too innocent for his own good

“I see! Cool! I never knew Sanji had a big sister!” Luffy grins at the woman

“Yes. That's right. Sanji is a Vinsmoke like us. He was separated from us when he was young. Our father has been searching for him for a while.” She explains

“Was he the reason Sanji’s poster was changed to alive only?” You question the taller woman

“That was our fathers doing, yes.” She confirms

“That’s why! We were wondering what that was all about, but we couldn't figure it out.” Nami pipes up

“Okay, so where is Sanji right now?” Luffy says. His voice dropping as he gets serious suddenly.

“I don't know. He could be with Big Mom, or he could be with our father. We thought we might catch him on the way, but we were too late.” Reiju trails off before continuing

“Well, we’ll see him at the tea party, and that’s the important part. It won’t be long, and I even get to meet you. You took great care of Sanji. For that I’m grateful.” She thanks, staring at the crew for a moment. 

Letting her words sink in, before heading toward the railing of the deck.

“Sanji’s sister!” Luffy calls out, standing up from the floor

“Thanks for saving my life. For real! But still. We’re taking Sanji back. He’s my crewmate. My friend!” He continues, the woman turns around and faces us 

The two hold eye contact. It felt like it could go on forever as your captain speaks up once more.

“I’m not giving up on him.” 

With that, the younger of the two siblings interrupts the tension.

“Hey, you! You’re Pekoms from the Big Mom pirates, right? So what the hell are you doing with the straw hats?” Yonji calls out

 His words make you tense. You had completely forgotten about Big Mom being so widely known, of course, her crew would be too. 

 Glancing toward the mink, hoping he had some kind of excuse prepared

“I have my reasons, and that’s all I’m gonna say. I have no obligation to explain it to you! Growr! Things might be different after this wedding ceremony, but right now you're just some random guy.” Pekoms answers 

“I can’t argue with that,” Reiju says, boosting herself off the deck. Onto the railing of their ship. 

Landing next to her brother, seeing the two side by side made you wonder what Sanji looked like next to them. 

“For the time being, at least. I’ll pretend this meeting never happened.” She announces

“Good call. Our mistake for butting in, if you ask me. We don’t want to cause any trouble and put the wedding in jeopardy.” Yonji agrees, crossing his arms 

“I’d recommend you tread lightly as well.” He ends, moving off the railing

“Good luck, we’ll be seeing you.” The older woman smiles at us

Watching in silence as their ship disappears, you turn back to the crew.

“That was interesting,” You grumble. The tension in the air cleared quickly as they left. 

“Yup. Let’s get moving as well.” Nami instructs. As we move around the ship, swiftly dropping the sails. Getting ready to move 

 Chopper and Luffy sit on the deck doing one last check-up. 

 The doctor gives the captain the all clear to go. Luffy quick to his feet. Making his way over to you

“Man, that poison has me hungry! You think I should catch some fish again?” Luffy grins at you. Beginning to walk toward the barrel where the fishing rods were stored

“Don’t even think about it.” You reply, hand grabbing the back of his shirt. Holding him from moving, as Pekoms begins to talk

“We've got an island coming up soon that will take care of you.” He says

“You mean one in Big Mom’s territory?” Nami ask

The lion mink confirms her questions. Explaining that Whole Cake Island is in the center of 34 smaller islands surrounding it. 

 With every island containing a minister who runs it. The islands are all together being called Totto Land.

“Thirty four islands, man, these emperors are no joke.” You grunt at his words

“Sure is a lot for us to deal with,” Nami murmurs. 

“We’ll run into some trouble soon, so I would start cooking up a disguise,” Pekoms warns us as the transponder snail begins to ring once more.

“ANOTHER SHIP IS COMING OUR WAY!” Carrot shouts from the crow's nest. Pekoms goes toward the railing again.

“Great. That's definitely a TARTE. One of Mama’s scout ships. Go hide in the cabin for now.” Pekoms orders

“What for?” Luffy questions

“If they find you it will be a big pain in my ass.” He answers the boy

“It’s not safe, won’t they recognize our ship?” You say

“As long as Germa didn’t alert them. I’ll be fine. Now go.” He replies 

Following your crewmates once more, you all huddle into the room. Some time passes as Pekoms steers the ship to land. Anchoring near shore, passing by the cabin door, and mentioning he would be back. 

As he hops down the Sunny, Luffy cracks the door open. 

“Careful, Luffy!” You whisper as he sneaks along the deck

“Come on, let’s go see!” He grins, encouraging the group to follow. 

Leading us to the front deck. We all climb onto the Sunny’s head, hiding behind the mane of the figurehead. You could see the lion talking to some smaller men, who looked like chess pieces made from candy.

“It looks like it’s going well.” You point out

“Yeah, I think he worked it out.” Pedro agrees

Carrots giggles, jumping toward the head of the Sunny. Getting yanked down quickly by the jaguar mink beside her. 

 You shake your head at the girl's energy, looking back at Pekoms, still in conversation.

“I wanna see,” you hear Carrot whine.

“Wait. Where are Luffy and Chopper?” Pedro says, making you quickly look from left to right.

The two boys were nowhere on the ship.

“It seems they went to the island,” Brook says

“Cheaters!” Carrot hisses

“Should’ve expected this. Happens every time, right?” Nami murmurs to herself

“I just hope their in disguise.” You utter facing toward the island 

“We can only hope so,” Nami mutters. Grabbing onto you and Carrot's hand

“Come on, let’s go change.” She says, pulling us toward the stairs. Leading us to the women's quarters 

Outfit change 😋

Walking onto the deck with the two girls, you're greeted with compliments from Brook.

“You ladies should wear dresses more often!” Brook says in a cheerful voice

“Really, you like it?” You smile at the skeleton, doing a spin in the dress. Showing off the dress playfully.

“I sure do! You look so cute!” Nami chimes in, hugging onto you. Carrots follows smiling. As they pull away from the hug, you smile at the girls.

“You two look adorable as well!” You grin, seeing Nami in a red and white dress. Carrot wearing a green dress

“Yeah, we look gorgeous! Love it!” Nami smiles, turning to face Brook once more

“Well, Brook, do we look like pirates?” She turns around, gasping. 

Turning around, you see the skeleton lying on the floor. A teacup in his hand, as he tries to get a view up our dresses. 

Grunting at the man on the floor, he looks back at us.

“What?” he questions 

You and Nami quickly grab the man by the collar of his outfit. Landing punches into his ribs, and some on his head. 

 After a while of teaching the perverted man a lesson, the two of you drop him to the floor.

“Seriously gross, Brook.” You groan, turning away from the man

“That should teach you a lesson for a while. Unless you want some more” Nami taunts the man lying on the floor.

“Ehem.” Pekom clears his throat, catching your attention.

“It will take another day to reach Whole Cake Island. Be sure you get all you need. Especially food!” He says

“Thanks! We’ll be back soon!” You bid a quick farewell, hopping off the ship. Landing on the soft ground of the Chocolate town. 

Waiting for Nami to reach the bottom of the rope ladder hanging off the edge of the Sunny

 After making your way into the chocolate city, leaving Pekoms behind to watch over the Sunny. 

 You near closer to the louder side of the city. Hearing people shouting, you pick up the pace. Brook and Pedro follow closely as you stop in the crowd of townspeople. 

 Not wanting to bring any attention to yourself, as you see Chopper and Luffy with their stomach full in the center of the crowd. The two were talking to what seemed to be a police officer.

“Are you kidding me. We’re gonna get caught!” You hiss, drawing your sword

“At this rate, they will get arrested.” Pedro grunts, hand finding his sword as well

“Y/N! Pedro! We don’t want to cause a scene!” Brook whispers shouts at us

 Turning to the older guy, he was right, it was too risky. As you drop the forming sword, standing in place. Something flies over your head.

 Eyes catching a girl on top of a flying carpet. The further you went into the Grand Line, the weirder things got. It was taking a while to get used to.

The girl lands the carpet near the police man. Getting off of it, the police address the woman as the cafe owner. 

“Just our luck.” You wince

 Your frown only grew deeper as the situation kept getting worse. 

 Nami and Carrot catch up, standing beside you. The two had been ordering the bulk of food for the ship in the market area.

 Overhearing the girl from the carpet, make an excuse for your crewmates. Something about them being a demolition crew.

“Why would she cover for them?” You murmur 

“I have no idea. Maybe she’s just really nice,” Nami utters in shock.

“I’m confused.” Carrots says, watching the interaction 

 You watch closely, seeing how Luffy is once more getting away with something nearly impossible.  As the police officer bids his farewell to the woman. You overhear him mention the woman’s upcoming wedding.

Your heart dips at the words, leaving his mouth. Mind instantly rushing to Sanji. Could this be the woman he marries? 

 She was a very pretty woman. Light brown hair, with big brown eyes. Soft spoken and from her actions, super kind. 

 You couldn’t help but feel slightly anxious, seeing the woman Sanji would be engaged to.

 She was well suited for him from what you’ve seen alone. But your heart twisted at the thought. Looking toward the navigator, you lean close 

“You don’t think that’s the girl marrying Sanji.” You mention 

“No way, what are the chances she’s here?” Nami replies

“I don't know. That police guy said something about an upcoming wedding that can’t be a coincidence.” You point out

“Hmm. Well, let’s find out!” Nami sends you a grin, walking over to the girl with light brown hair, still talking to your crewmates.

 You follow the navigator quickly. Approaching the three, your captain greets you.

“Hey guys! Meet our new friend!” Luffy smiles tiredly, still full from the chocolate building he ate.

“Your friends! Okay! Be quick, we must hurry!” The woman whispers to us

Ushering us down the street, leading us to a two-story chocolate house. Looking the place up and down, you hesitantly made your way up the chocolate steps. 

 Worried about the candy giving in under your weight. Slightly surprised when the chocolate kept its perfect shape like an actual stone

“Please take a seat!” The girl exclaims, opening the door, revealing a small kitchen/living room on the first floor 

 As the lady moves around the kitchen, putting water to boil for tea.

 You take a seat at the white table in the middle of the room. Pedro, Carrot, Chopper, and Luffy sit on the couch against the wall behind you. 

 Hearing your child like crewmates chewing. You glance over your shoulder, curious about what they could’ve been eating now. 

 Eyes widening slightly, seeing two large holes in the wall where Luffy and Chopper ate through. 

 Grunting to yourself, you turn back toward the table, ignoring the two. Nami watches the boys, trying to get them to stop. 

Suddenly, Luffy’s stretched hand appears in front of you. Glancing back at the captain, he only smiles, waving a piece of chocolate house in your face.

“You've got to try some Y/N! You’ll love it!” Luffy beams.

“Thanks, Luffy.” You crack a small smile, taking the piece of chocolate. 

“Is it okay to eat this? I mean it’s your house.” You question, looking up at the brown haired girl

“Uh-huh!” She hums, nodding her head. Smiling with her eyes closed

 With that confirmation, you bring the chunk up to your mouth. The richness of the chocolate covered every part of your mouth. Sweets weren’t much in your eyes, but this chocolate was delicious. Not even you could deny it. 

“I’ve never had chocolate this good!” You smile, feeling yourself grow comfortable in the chair.

“It is good!” Brook exclaims after swallowing a bite

“I can't lie, it's amazing!” Nami smiles through her full mouth, taking a seat at the table with you. 

“You think so! It makes me so happy you like it!” She smiles, a slight blush resting on her cheeks

“I’m Pudding by the way!” She introduces herself

“Aha. Pudding, huh? Well, thanks. You saved our butts.” Luffy thanks the woman. Finding his way to the seat to your right.

 His face was covered in chocolate. Still chewing on some from the walls.

“Oh, no! Don’t say that! I’m the one who should be thanking all of you because of all your compliments!” Pudding smiles, looking off to the side.

“You said it was too delicious! The chocolate at the cafe is the new blend I made,” She says softly, before squealing, covering her face.

 The girl goes on and on about the details that went into making the chocolate. 

 You take a couple more bites from the piece in your hand, finishing it. The piece alone filled your craving for sweets, probably for the rest of your life. 

“I don’t understand any of that, but your walls are awesome!” Luffy replies

“They were awesome!” Chopper mumbles through his chewing at the table we sat at

 You side-eye the doctor, watching him munch on the table in front of him. 

 Glancing back at Pudding when she gushes at the compliments given to her. Her face turned bright red behind her hands. She begins talking to Luffy and Chopper about chocolate.

“I don’t mean to be rude, especially since you’ve been so generous. But we really need to get going.” Nami cuts in

“I see that’s a shame! How about some tea before you leave? It should be done!” Pudding suggests a kind smile on her face

“We have time for that.” You reply, nodding softly. Not wanting to be rude to the girls, offer. Plus, you were all disguised, so what was the harm?

The woman turns around, getting the cups ready. 

 Glancing around the chocolate house, everything was so fake looking in a way. The island looked straight out of a fairytale.

“I’m sorry. I forgot to ask your name.” Pudding pipes up, back still toward us as she pours the tea now

“I’m Monkey D. Luffy. I’m gonna be the-” Luffy began. His words made you tense up, forgetting how blunt your captain is.

Your head whips toward the right at the boy. You slap your hand over his mouth.

“Be quiet!” You whisper to the boy. 

Looking back at Pudding quickly, making sure she didn’t just hear Luffy announce his presence in his enemy's territory. 

You could feel the shift in the room. As it’s now silent, the woman stands still. 

 You watch, waiting to see her next move. Hand still cupping your captain's mouth shut.

“Luffy!” Pudding gasped, turning around. 

Letting out a light scream, realization taking over her face.

“That was a mistake!” Brook yelps

“Don’t listen to him, he doesn’t even know what he's saying!” You quickly excuse your captain, waving a hand at the girl.

“Now that I look closer. You’re Strawhat Luffy!” Pudding gasped, cupping her face

Luffy's hand meets your wrist. Pulling it off his face as he stands from his chair.

“That’s right! And I’m gonna be the King of the Pirates!” He confirms

“Great. Now we’re screwed.” You groan, slouching back in your chair. Huffing as you cross your arms in front of you

“You people aren’t really the Straw Hat Pirates, are you?” Pudding questions, looking at all of us

“Yup! That’s us!” Luffy smirks, grabbing his hat proudly. As the rest of us nod, confirming her words.

“Sanji’s crewmates are here? It can’t be true!” Pudding pipes up. The name makes your eyes lift from the table to the woman.

“I just told you it is! Are you even listening to me?” Luffy scolds her before stopping.

“Huh? Wait. Did you say Sanji?” Luffy questions

“You don’t happen to be the one marrying Sanji?” You ask, raising an eyebrow. 

As the girl turns to face you, her face flushes a deep red, answering your question. Grunting, your head falls forward onto the table. You didn’t want to be right. Sanji would have to marry somebody impossible to dislike. 

Groaning, you pull your head off the table as your captain finally realizes what's happening.

“WHAT! You’re seriously the lady that supposed to marry Sanji?” Luffy questions

“It’s definitely her.” You murmur to the boy next to you. As Brook confirms, her family name is Charlotte.

“You shouldn’t have come to her territory! She’s a very scary pirate!” Pudding warns before gasping suddenly. 

Turning to the counter before turning back with a knife in hand. You lean back in your chair at the blade pointing in your direction.

“BUT YOU'RE THE STRAW HATS. SO YOU’RE ALL SCARY PIRATES!” She shrieks

“Relax! You’re okay! We won’t attack you!” Nami quickly tries to calm down the girl

Pedro moves quickly, grabbing the girl's arms, holding them above her head, sword to her throat. Pudding lets out another piercing scream. His actions make you stand up from your chair quickly.

“Hey! Luffy! Want me to kill her?” Pedro asks, looking at the captain

“Pedro! Put her down!” You yelp, holding up your hands, trying to reason with the man

“You can let her go, Pedro. Don’t worry, we just came here to rescue Sanji!” Luffy instructs with a grin. Reassuring Pudding we weren't here to hurt anybody.

Pedro releases the girl as told, as she pours herself a cup of tea to calm down. She sits down across from us at the table. The crew also takes their seats again.

“I knew Mama was forcing him. That's how she does business.” She smiles softly. But behind it all, the sadness in her voice was evident.

 Pudding explained that Big Mom marries off her kids for business. And there was no escaping it. She could only accept or run away. The only option she has is to give up on marrying for love. It was a classic story you heard in books growing up.

 The girl mentions her older sister had run away, in search of a husband of her choosing. And in Pudding's brown eye’s you could see the perfect family she was building in her mind.

“You deserve better.” You speak up, feeling bad for the girl who showed you nothing but kindness already.

“Thank you, you pirates are very kind!” She smiles, covering her face

“It’s no problem. Besides, you will be marrying our cook.” You smile at the girl coming to terms with the marriage.

Sanji being back in the crew was what everybody wanted. Even if he's married. Hell, having him around with a wife was better than not knowing him at all.

“Yeah, have you and Sanji even met?” Chopper questions

“Just once. His eyebrows are rather strange, but he's a very kind and gentle man!” She blushes, cupping her face, swooning at the thought. Pudding continues describing the blonde,

“Sounds just like Sanji.” You reply, letting your mind imagine the cook you haven’t seen in what feels like forever. And it really was starting to feel that way. 

“Yup, that’s our cook! There are a lot of awesome things about him.” Luffy grins

“Wait. I recognize that expression, you love him!” Brook comments, making Pudding look away. Her face is only getting a darker shade of red.

 Your eyes widen as you sit up from your slouching position. 

“Love? You hardly know him! I know he’s great, but that can't be right!” You remark, hands slapping onto the table

“Hold on, Y/N!” Nami says, pulling you to sit back down in your chair

“Are you really in love with Sanji! Be honest!” The navigator interrogates the girl

“Oh- My I can’t say it!” Pudding blushes, avoiding eye contact

“Just look at her! She is!” You wince

“It’s okay! I love Sanji too!” Carrot gushes, somehow appearing next to the girl, hugging Pudding

“I’m sorry. But I think we'd better tie her up!” Pedro interrupts, making you turn to face him. The group stares at him, waiting for him to continue.

“She’s clearly gonna tell them where we are. Don't forget she's a part of Big Mom's family too.” He says

“Yeah, I know, but she’s obviously scared too!” Nami defends

“She's just as scared of Big Mom as everybody else.” You mention

“Excuse me!” Pudding chimes in, standing up quickly.

“I swear. I won't tell Mama. Your secret is safe with me!” Pudding exclaims, holding a hand to her chest

“I am afraid to make her angry, but even so. If Sanji is your friend and you came here for him, then I’ll help you.” Pudding ends

“Are you sure?” You reply, shocked at her answer. 

“She is my mom. But I am my own person.” She smiles. Turning to her cabinets, she rummages through them, pulling out a quill, ink, and a sheet of paper. Setting them on the table as she takes a seat

“If I try, I can abandon my feelings for Sanji. I can let him go!” Pudding continues. Drawing what seemed to be a map on the paper.

As she drew, she talked about her first time meeting Sanji. She was surprised that the groom was somebody so sweet. But at the end of everything, she mentioned Sanji telling her something important. 

“He said. I would really like to marry you, but I’m afraid I just can't because I want to go back to be with my friends,” Pudding repeats the words.

Your heart quickened at the words. The crewmates beside you scream in shock at the idea of Sanji even rejecting a girl. It was all a shock. But he chose the crew over a girl, risking his life. Made your eyes water at the thought.

“That idiot.” You whine, hugging onto Nami. She gently pats the back of your head.

“If he said no, then he really must love our crew!” Luffy cries, tears streaming down his face

“And that feeling is obviously mutual. Because you’re all here now. I mean, you are risking your lives traveling to Totto land to get him. ” Pudding voice draws you back to look at her.

 Her hand was still working away at the map. But it was nearly finished now.

“I can’t marry Sanji if he doesn’t want to. That's not right. And now that I’ve seen how important he is to his crewmates. I can't take him away.” Pudding says, setting the quill down. Picking up the paper, tilting it for us to see better

“You should take this route.” She smiles

Shooting up from your chair. You jump across the table, embarrassing the girl with a warm hug. Sniffling into her shoulder slightly. Hearing her let out a gasp at the affection

“Thank you.” You say softly, pulling away from her 

“Even if you did marry Sanji. We would be happy if it were someone like you.” You smile at the girl.

 In the end, she was another woman who fell for the many charms of the cook. You had fallen victim as well. And with that, you and the girl had one thing in common already. Pudding was way stronger, pushing her feelings aside to help us instead.

“I can tell Sanji is very important to you as well! I’ll make sure you get to see him again!” Pudding smiles pulling you back into a quick hug

“You're really strong, Pudding, thank you!” You grin at the woman

“It’s really no problem! This is the right thing, you all really care about each other! For now, I’ll just think about my future suitor.” She smiles, waving her hands, dismissing your thanks.

As you smile at the girl, a knock comes from the front door. 

“Lady Pudding, your escort is ready for you!” A voice announces

“One moment! I’m in the middle of something!” Pudding exclaims, motioning for the crew to be quiet as we watch her.

She grabs a spatula from her counter, going toward a window of the house. Beginning to carve away at the chocolate quickly. Making a hole large enough for us

“You can sneak through here. Head straight to the cafe!” Pudding instructs, as we all begin to climb through the newly made opening

“Y/N! Wake up!” Luffy's whiny voice makes you slowly peel your eyes open. The sun is shining down on you. 

“Get up!” He groans, shaking your shoulders. Grunting, you lift your hands, pushing him away. 

“I’m up.” You murmur, still groggy from the night before. 

  Having to take refuge in the crow's nest with Luffy, from the ants that attacked during the night when the juice sets, solidifies. Yesterday had been rough trying to navigate with Pekoms disappearing.

 The crew had to make do with Pudding’s map, which gave a very vague layout of the islands leading to Whole Cake Island.

“Hurry! Everybody, look!” Luffy exclaims, standing up, shouting to the crew below on the deck.

Grabbing the edge of the nest, you pull yourself off the uncomfortable floor. Pushing yourself up, a huge cake sits in the near distance. 

“So this is the type of place an Emperor lives! That’s a big cake!” Your captain gushes at the large dessert

“We made it.” You say, examining the colorful island. Looking at your captain beside you, who smiles back at you widely. 

“Time to get Sanji!” He grins, wrapping an arm around your shoulder.

Both of you sit in silence, watching as the island grows larger the closer you get. Nearing the island, you tense up seeing a familiar blonde. 

The arm around your shoulders dropping told you Luffy noticed, too. As his hands grip the railing in front of us 

“There’s somebody on the shore,” Luffy utters, staring ahead. Your eyes catch the figure near the water. Lips quirking up at the man. 

“No way. It’s Sanji! HEY! SANJI! ” Luffy smiles, throwing both his arms in the air. Quickly, you raise a hand, waving at the cook near the edge of the island.

“SANJI!” You exclaim waving

As the carrot hopes up to get a glimpse of the cook, you look toward the girl explaining what had happened. Pointing toward the island where Sanji was, your finger points at an empty area

“Huh?” You hum. Why would Sanji walk away from the crew? Things were already beginning to feel weird.

“I don’t see Sanji,” Carrot asks, confused.

“He was just there!” Luffy replies

“Let’s go check out the area.” You grunt, following the two down to the deck.

 Luffy makes his way over to the railing, waving goodbye to Pedro and Brook, taking the shark submarine into Whole Cake's capital. You lean against the railing, waving down to the two peaking out from the hatch on top.

“Sorry, Luffy. I know I said I would do this alone, but it looks like I’ll be borrowing Brook.” Pedro says

“Nah. It’s fine, once we get Sanji, we’ll wait back here for you two,” Luffy grins.

 waving at them

“Be careful, things may get ugly,” Pedro warns 

“I know, but we kept going anyway. So no regrets!” Luffy replies

“We’re counting on you!” Nami says

“Make sure to stay hidden!” You exclaim, waving at them as they lower down into the hatch. The crew watches as the submarine disappears into the water. 

 Your captain is quick to turn around, jogging toward the other side of the deck. Carrot and Chopper are quick to follow, curious about the sweet-filled island

“Man, there’s cake everywhere! Imagine eating that!” Luffy grins,  gripping the railing. Jumping onto the railing, he boosted off it, disappearing over the edge to follow.

“Wait for us!” Chopper cries as he and Carrot follow the captain

“There they go.” You say to Nami as you approach the railing.

 Grabbing the rope ladder, you toss it over the edge. Allowing Nami to climb down, as you hop over the railing, landing next to Luffy

“I smell adventure!” Luffy beams from beside you

“We need to find Sanji, Luffy.” You remind the boy as he sends you a quick nod

“HEY! SANJI! PUDDING! WE MADE IT JUST LIKE YOU TOLD US!” Luffy shouts, cupping his mouth

Nami appears, seeming to have made it down the ladder. Her hand covers the captain's mouth swiftly.

“Stop shouting! What if the enemies are here!” Nami hushes, releasing the boy

“This is weird, you two said Sanji was standing here? You sure?” The navigator questions, looking around the shoreline.

“Uh, yeah! I think I’d know Sanji!” Luffy sasses

“It was him. But when we looked away to look at Carrot, he was gone.” You replay the events leading up to now

“Maybe he ran away?” Carrot suggest

“I don’t think Sanji would run away from the Sunny. Something is wrong here.” You grunt

“Oh wow! Y/N, Nami, you gotta eat the ground, it’s whipped cream only hard.” Chopper exclaims, standing next to a hole in the floor. Evidence of where he was snacking

 The crew all quickly indulged before Luffy ran up the small cake formation, where Sanji was standing earlier. Chopper follows, standing beside him.

“Sanji was standing right here!” Luffy informs Nami, giving her an example of what we some

“This is where Pudding told us to meet her. And I know you two wouldn’t lie, but I don't know why they would’ve run off.” Nami replies, looking down at the map

“I don’t think Pudding would turn us in. Maybe they caught on? This is an emperor's territory. I doubt we could get away with it this easily. ” You mention. 

Nami and Carrot's eyes were still focused on the map. Sighing at the girls, you look toward Luffy. Seeing his head turned to the right. 

“What’s wrong?” You hear Chopper ask

Following your captain's eyes, you find the cook leaning against a tree trunk. You could only stare at the cook who was further away, once again. And why the hell was he messing around

“IT'S HIM!” Chopper exclaims

“SANJI!” Luffy waves.

The cook's eyes slightly widen. Pushing himself off the tree as he takes off running into the forest.  Even his run alone seemed off from where you stood.

“Is he here?” Nami questions watching the two boys jump from the structure, rushing by. Chasing after the cook, Carrots follows swiftly

“He was, but he ran away.” You grunt, following the two boys into the forest. Nami catches up, panting slightly.

“Really, you saw him?” She questions 

“Yeah, but he’s being weird, maybe it's the wedding?” You reply, glancing toward her as you jog on the candy path.

“I mean, possibly, maybe he’s just embarrassed,” Nami says as we slow down our pace. Stopping behind the three, you finally caught up, too. 

“HEY! SANJI! COME OUT!” Luffy shouts

Glancing around the forest, I felt a strange presence. You could tell Nami sensed something off, too. As you both made eye contact, trying to find the source of the weird sensation. Eyes both wide, feeling something off

“Let’s split up and search! I'm going for the cakes! Or searching for the cakes!” Luffy orders. Stars in his eyes as he points toward the desserts ahead. The two others follow along with starry eyes

“NO YOU DONT! YOU’LL GET LOST AGAIN!” Nami shouts, making them stop, turning back to us

“Aw, c’mon! He couldn’t have gone that far!” Luffy says, wiping drool from his mouth

“We don’t want to get lost, Luffy. Plus, you all just want to eat the candy!” You scold

“What do you mean?” Chopper grins lazily. Candy was the only thing playing through his mind as he drooled

“You guys can’t tell a lie,” You mutter, shaking your head

“Let’s search together. No wandering off, okay?” Nami instructs

“It’s a deal! We got permission, let's eat!” Luffy shouts, the trio turns, and runs away further into the forest

“Now we gotta keep up!” You say to Nami, grabbing her hand, guiding her after your crewmates, running through the forest. Trying any candy they could get their hands on

Part 9

Release me, I wanted this chapter to be detailed, kinda, just because I like to have so many interactions even with just the crew. I'm a fan of it, i don't even care. I'm fulfilling my fanfic dreams fr.

I hope for next chapter to move faster than this one lmao

!!!ZOU SPOILERS!!!

word count- 9.7k

Masterlist Pt.6

A/N- I know there isn't much Zoro in this part, forgive me. But I hope the Law interactions make up for it. And some Luffy too heheheh. Once again, just more details to the story

Straw Hat reader. Strawhats x reader, Luffy x reader, Zoro x reader, Law x reader, but all are mostly very subtle interactions. Letting you know now that this fanfic will follow the One Piece plot line. Romance will be a second focus, but I will definitely add interactions. The further I write, the more intimate the story might become. Who knows

Sorry for any grammar errors

 While following Wanda through the pathways. She explained in further detail about the attack on the Mink Tribe. 

Explaning that a devil fruit user named Jack showed up in search of a ninja named Raizo. Who happened to be Kin’emon’s friends. 

“I understand why you wanted us to keep quiet now.” You mutter to Brook

 Who sends you an understanding nod,

 Finally arriving at Duke Dogstorm's room. You enter, seeing Chopper treating the man. 

The ruler introduces himself before describing the battle that transpired between the Mink Tribe and the Beast Pirates, half a month ago. 

Explaining that Jack was ruthless even when Dogstorm told him they didn’t know of any ninja. The pirate resorted to violence, trying to find the man.

 As Duke Dogstorm passes out due to his sleeping schedule. Wanda takes over, explaining how Master Cat Viper had to take over when night fell during the battle. 

 The two rulers had to trade shifts when fighting. The Mink tribe fought endlessly for four days.

Until the fifth day, Jack released a poison gas. Weakening anybody who inhaled it

 The cruel man found the two leaders of the Mink Tribe. Shackling their weakened bodies to a post. 

 Before slicing off Duke Dogstorm's leg and one of Master Cat's vipers' paws. Soon, Jack and his crew left after some time.

 He left a few of his men behind to roam the island. Duke Dogstorm explained that our win against Doflamingo back in Dressrosa had lured Jack away. Saving the Minks enough time for Sanji's group to show up and aid them back to health ever since.

“We will never forget the compassion you’ve shown! We will repay you-teia someday!” Wanda chimes, smiling.

 Happy tears stream down her face as she licks Namis cheek.

“Oh, please! There’s no need!” Nami replies

“I can’t believe things were that dire. That’s why you were so welcoming towards us. It makes sense now.” Usopp speaks up

“Yeah. I’m glad our crew was here to help.” You say

Watching with a smile. As Nami and Wanda laugh, the mink's arms are thrown around the girl.

Endlessly showering her with appreciative licks. Knocking Nami over on her side as she laughs

“Dammit. That Jack jerk makes me so mad! Someday I’m gonna whup him, and Kaido, too!” Luffy says 

Fist clenched, imagining how he could beat up both of the men.

“They mentioned that he’s dead already,” Brooks says, pulling up a newspaper.

Snatching the paper from the skeleton's hand. Examining the Jack Pirates obituary in the papers

“He causes all this mess, and gets taken down by marines. I thought the beast pirates were supposed to be strong?” You scoff

“I’m not sure if it’s true. It’s hard to believe it’s true. Especially if you-teia had seen his strength.” Wanda speaks up

“So, do you think he lived?” You ask, looking at the woman

“I don’t know.” She replies, shaking her head slightly

Chopper jumps down from his place on Duke Dogstorm's bed. Throwing his bag over his shoulder

“I need to examine Cat Viper and the guardians now that it’s nighttime!” Chopper announces

“Right! Let’s go by Warney.” Wanda suggests smiling toward the group. Encouraging us to follow along

“By the way, Wanda. Aren’t you tired yet?” Robin questions

Wanda explains how she had a special role as a Kingsbird. Which allows her to be active at all times

“Shall we go?” Chopper exclaims, smiling happily

“I’m comin’! Let’s go meet him. He sounds cool!” Luffy says, standing up

“Is it really fine? What do you think?” Nami asks. 

Looking up at Wanda from where she sat

“Yes. Don’t worry. You-teia are welcome. I know Master Cat-Viper won’t mind.” Wanda reassures

“ Well, if you say so, then we gotta meet him.” You smile

“Sweet! Guess that settles it! I’m ready!” Luffy says. Grabbing your hands, pulling you along. Taking off out of the doors without any directions

You sit on one of the two crocodiles' noses, heading to see Cat Viper, as your crewmates talk about Sanji’s marriage. 

Brook explains the story from their point of view. Starting with two men from Big Mom’s crew showing up on Zou.

 One, from the worst generations, Chapone Bege, also the user of the castle-castle fruit. The other, a Lion Mink, you had seen back in Fishman Island, Pekoms.

Brook reveals how Sanji led the two men away from the Mink’s fortress. Thinking about the distress the Minks had just gone through. The cook didn’t want to cause them any more harm. Leading the men away into the forest

 Pekoms was the only one who wanted to make peace with Sanji. Allowing the crew a chance to escape this time in honor of helping his homeland. 

 Only for Chapone Bege to turn on the lion, shooting him down. Along with his plan. Bege took Sanji and your three crewmates, who had been spying from the forest, hostage.

As they were forced to enter the castle inside Chapone’s body.

“I had never seen him so tense,” Nami utters

 Brook continued. Explaining how Sanji gave in to the invitation and, at the last moment, threw the trio out. Allowing Bege to take him to Big Mom 

 You had also learn about the letter he left, which gave you nothing. Besides that, he would eventually be back, but married.

 Honestly, if the letter wasn’t one of the only things you had left from Sanji, you would rip the paper into pieces. 

 The only words he left behind were about seeing a woman. Setting the paper on fire would’ve sufficed in your mind. 

Stomach sinking as you sit cross-legged on the gator's snout like Luffy.  

 Facing ahead, your back towards the group as you look up at the night sky. Letting the sight of stars bring some happiness to you. 

“Well, maybe he’ll come back with a Mrs.Sanji!” Luffy chimes

“LUFFY!” Usopp shouts

“What? Then we’d have a new crewmate.” Luffy argues

“You always find the bright side, don’t you?” Nami mutters

“I’m all for Sanji being happy, but this doesn’t seem like that at all. It’s just weird,” you sigh, looking down at your hands in your lap 

“The trouble is, the bride is an emperor's daughter. So if this union takes place, we’ll become big moms' subordinates.” Brook says

“Huh? No way.” Luffy whines 

“That’s how Sanji felt about it, too. He refused them without a moment's thought. But then that’s troubling in itself.” Brook explains

“So we’re dealing with somebody powerful, and Sanji wants to take the fall to protect us.” You say. 

 Shaking your head slightly as your arms hug your knees. Pulling your legs closer as the cool night air brushes by

“Sanji quitting the Straw Hats? That’s the worst idea ever!” Luffy shouts, processing what’s happening 

“That does make sense now that I think about it. He could’ve easily escaped when he tossed us out. Based on how the note was worded. I think he already made his decision to go alone. Idiot.” Nami's voice rings out

“You three have been through a lot. Thanks for telling us,” you speak up

Glancing back at your crew. Meeting their eyes you send them a smile, assuring them you would be okay. It was known that you and the blonde were close.

Spending even the crew's free days lounging by the cook's side

The memories of you watching the cook flood back. Remembering the many shared cigarettes during his breaks. 

 Taking time away from cooking to serve himself quickly, while lighting up a cigarette to pass between the two of you. Both enjoying his cooking while watching over the rest of the crew before he had to get back to work.

“He’s marrying Big Mom's daughter. Huh? Forget about getting cold feet. I'd be dead from hypothermia.” Franky's voice draws you back to the conversation

The joke makes you laugh lightly, shaking your head at the comment

“Same here. And you said he’s part of the Vinsmoke family, right? Sounds like their probably the key to solving this mystery. All u know is that they moved from the North blue to the East blue. And now they live in the new world.”  Usopp discusses

“Vinsmoke,” Robin repeats

“It sounds familiar,” you mutter 

“I feel terrible. I tried stopping him before you guys came, but it all happened so quickly.” Nami says

“At the end of the day. Sanji made his own choice. There was nothing you could’ve done, so don’t blame yourself.” Robin reassures

“I know, but either way, what if that was the last time we’ll ever see Sanji!” Choppers cries

His voice, cracking, went straight to your heart. Trying not to let the tears well up in your eyes. Hearing your crewmate crying was bad enough, and the situation at hand already had you ready to break.

“That’d be just fine with me.” Zoro comments 

Making you snap your head back him. He lays back on the tail of the crocodile. His hands rested behind his head. Eyes closed. 

Scoffing at the comment. You grow a vine next to his head that grows across his neck, tightening. Not too much, just a warning squeeze for the comment.

The swordsman grunts

“Let go, Y/N.” Zoro grunts

His hands wrapped around the vines near his neck. Releasing your grip on the man. You allow the vines to release him as they disappear.

“You deserved that,” Nami mutters.

“Look, all I’m saying is if he was gonna leave the crew forever, don’t you think the letter would say, thank you for everything? And he should’ve apologized for being a pain in the ass” Zoro mentions still laying back.

“I guess Zoro makes a point. Sanji did write that he’ll be back. I just wish he gave us more than, I have to go see a woman.” You grumble, crossing your arms.

“The point is, Doflamingo was pissed when we destoryed the lab in Punk Hazard. But we defeated him. So the next guy who is up next is the Emperor, Kaido. We can’t ignore this guy now that we are here. We butted head with the Beast Pirates already, and Jack is sure enough to come after us too. Leave it to curly brows to throw another on top of this mess.” Zoro explains

“That’s an awful way to look at this!” Nami scolds

“Yeah. I understand Kaido’s next, but we gotta get Sanji back. We need him if we want to even attempt fighting that guy.” You point out.

“And, those two things may be bad, but they aren’t related, okay Zoro?” Nami says, pushing Brook out of her way

“Say what you will. But he never should have gotten himself wrapped up in something as stupid as matrimony.” Zoro replies casually

Nami lets out a shocked gasp at his words. Snapping her head toward you

“Y/N,” Nami calls out

“DON’T!” Zoro hisses

 His eye shoots open as your vines grow around his neck once more.

“Okay! If we can’t figure it out, then we’ll just have to go ask Sanji!” Luffy announces 

“HUH?” You gasp

Snapping your head to the captain. As you drop the vines around Zoro. The swordsman's quick to rebuttal against Luffy.

“Forget it! Bad idea, Luffy!” Zoro calls out

“You’re crazy! We’re just gonna walts right up to big mom?” Usopp says

“Yeah, we gotta go,” Luffy says

“I’m sorry. You might’ve forgotten this. BUT SHE DOES NOT LIKE YOU!” Usopp shouts at the boy

“No offense, but we can’t beat her with just our crew. Especially with no strategy.” Franky points out. 

It was true that the odds of your crew beating an Emperor were on the lower end. Especially, down a crewmate was gonna pose a difficult challenge for the crew.

“Don’t be reckless. We’ve never faced anyone this strong.” Robin chimes

“Right, we gotta be sneaky!” Luffy grins

“And how are we supposed to do that?!” Usopp yells

“I think I might know the way, now that I think about it.” Chopper mutters.

The group was silent, all turning to face the doctor

“Pekoms is still here, isn’t he?” You question 

“You’re right. He was left behind, we’ll see him shortly.” Brook pipes up

The thuds of the crocodile's feet can be heard throughout the dark forest. Entering a new part. As we come across more broken structures. With a thin veil of fog surrounding us. 

Chill ran down your back. Mind running back to the nutcrackers, jumping out from the fog. Hugging your legs closer, you examine your surroundings closely.

“Holy crap. Somebody sure trashed this place,” Franky comments

Walking further into the ruins. We begin to see complete buildings, and more Minks are out cleaning up the area

“Hey, look! They’re here! The Straw Hat crew!” One of the men called out

Suddenly seeing tons of faces staring back at you

“GARCHU!” They exclaim

“GARCHU!” Luffy repeats. 

 Before talking to the Minks about where Cat Viper might be. The men quickly apologize for attacking Luffy earlier.

A jaguar Mink jumps down from the tree, instructing us to go see Bepo and the rest of the Heart-pirates

“We will, but not right now, okay? We wanna talk to the cat viper and the lion viper first.” Luffy replies

Jumping down from his place on the crocodile. Continuing his hushed conversation with the Mink

Hopping down with the rest of your crew. You see Chopper and some of your crewmates going toward where Cat Viper was resting.

 Beginning to follow. A hand wraps around your arm.

Turning to see Luffy staring back at you. His serious face threw you off guard.

“What?” You ask, confused

“Come with me. We need to talk to Pekoms, he’s around the back,” he whispers into your ear

“Come on Nami, Zoro!” Luffy chimes letting you go

The three of us followed the jaguar Mink that was talking to Luffy. Carrot and Wanda accompanying us.

Walking around the back of the main building. Seeing window-like openings along the wall, and a doorway. Warm light pouring through the openings

Stepping through the entrance beside Nami and Luffy. You see the lion from Fishman Island lying on a bed.

“I can’t believe you survived that attack!” Nami exclaims 

Taking in the man's condition. After hearing how many times this man was shot. He seemed to be healing well

“Of course I did! My ability blocked half of his attack! Growr! That bastard Bege. I’m sorry I failed. Your pal Black Leg is probably long gone. No way he’s ever coming out of the wedding ceremony now.” Pekoms says

“Who is it that’s trying to make him get married?. Sanji would never just pick one girl. If he did, it would be her.” Luffy says 

Pointing a finger in your direction.

Back straightening, realizing the lion's attention is now on you. 

“Don’t say things like that!” You hiss

Palm meeting the back of your captain's head. Hearing Nami giggling beside you, seeing her hand covering her smirk.

“Even if he wanted to marry you. There was an arrangement made between our Mama and the patriarch of the Vinsmoke family.” Pekoms explains 

“Do you mean Sanji’s father? So what kind of person is he?” Nami questions

“He’s got quite the reputation in the underworld. Are you familiar with the group that goes by the name of Germa 66? A.K.A the Warmongers?” Pekoms asks

“You mean like the old comic books?” You answer

“Yeah, but they’re just an evil army from a fantasy. They can’t be real!” Nami declares

“You’re wrong. That organization is as real as you or I. And the Vinsmokes family sits right on top of it! Not only that, the leader happens to be your pal's Black Legs father! If you know anything about them. You probably know the Vinsmokes are bad news. They’re a vicious group of assassins!” Pekoms continues

A gasp leaves you. The cook did have a past life. And a whole different family. It’s not like you could blame him.

From the description, you couldn’t even begin to think what was going on with the blonde. He had never mentioned a family, so why were they suddenly after him?

Silence fills the room with the important details.

“Sanji is from a family of assassins?” Nami murmurs, now resting her hands on the bed

“It explains his combat being great from the start.” You utter

Remembering when the cook first joined the crew. Quick to show off his skills in front of you and Nami.

“I dunno what you’re talking about, and I don’t care either. Only one thing matters here! Is Sanji coming back to us, or not? It doesn’t matter to me if he’s getting married. But listen, if you think that means we’re gonna work under Big Mom, then you're crazy. I'm fine making an alliance, but you guys gotta work under us!” Luffy declares

Slamming his hands onto the bed. Holding eye contact with Pekoms as he leans closer. Determination was a familiar face on Luffy.

“HUH?!” Pekoms shouts in shock

He threw his head back. Knocking his head on the wall behind him. Before bouncing off the bed onto the floor. The stand connecting to his IV was knocked over due to his actions.

“Careful.” You mutter

“Do I need to call the doctor back?” Wanda says. Staring in confusion at the overreaction from the lion

“You’re so funny, Luffy!” Carrot laughs, wiping a tear from her eyes

“So, do you get it, or not? Go tell Big Mom that’s the deal.” Your captain continues.

Talking to the Lion on the floor. Who gets up off the floor, growling. Before coming face to face with your captain.

You lean back slightly, taken aback at the sudden speed of the injured man. Pekoms lifts his glasses, showing us his beady eyes. Hardly intimidating sitting behind his shades

“YOU BETTER WATCH THAT TONGUE, BRAT! ‘CAUSE I’LL WRECK YOU! I OWE YOU GUYS AND ALL, BUT DON’T PUSH YOUR LUCK! MAMA’S AN EMPEROR, Y’KNOW! AND YOU WANNA BE THE BOSS?” Pekoms shouts

“Mm-hmm,” Luffy hums from beside you. 

Causing Pekoms the freeze in shock. Grunting and groaning as he moved oddly. Like some kinda of virus was infecting his insides. Falling to his knees

“Am I imaging this?” Your questions, looking at Nami

“Nope!” She smiles

Before it falters, looking back toward Pekoms' dramatic antics

“Your little eyeballs are funny.” Luffy laughs.

Holding his stomach, completely changing the subject, his tone care carefree now. Carrot is joining in on the fun.

“SHUT IT!” Pekoms shouts, before crying in pain.

A hurt meow coming from the man, which worked its way into your heart. You forgot this guy was a Mink, which makes him even cuter.

“Well, either way, he’s not getting out of this marriage,” Pekoms says weakly.

Crawling his way back into his bed. The group follows back to the edge of the bed, wanting to know more.

“Why not?” Luffy says

“Black Leg had the right idea, giving himself up. No one can turn down an invitation to one of Mama’s tea parties, no matter what the reason might be. Nobody puts Mama to shame. Not without paying the price. A couple of days of not showing up at the party, Mama would surprise them with a present.” Peckoms replies

“And how is that bad?” Luffy questions

“I assure you, it's the last thing anyone would want. They get a box of a loved one's decapitated head in it.” Peckoms explains

Grunting at his answer. You wouldn’t expect anything less from an Emperor, let alone Big Mom.

You’ve heard some vague stories, but you never really paid too much mind to them. Now you’re beginning to regret not listening to at least one story.

“It might be one of your heads, if Mama saw fit to hunt your crewmates down. Or maybe it will be one of Black Leg's old pals from the restaurant in the East Blue. Especially you if your as important to Black leg like he says you are." The lion says pointing toward you before he continues.

"Or she could kill somebody in the Kkamabakka Kingdom who trained him.” Pekoms finishes

“That’s way too far.” You grunt

“It’s sick,” Nami says

“Hold on! How do you guys even know all this stuff about Sanji?” Luffy interrogates

“This is what true power can accomplish. You get it?” Pekoms shouts

He dropped his head to look down at his lap. Lowering his voice as he continued

“There’s no hope. ‘Cause you know when someone as strong as Mama makes a threat like that, she’s gonna follow through with it. That’s why everyone bows down to her. That’s why no one can fight against the Four Emperors. It is the weight of absolute power that brings even the strong to their knees.” Pekoms says

“Sanji knew the stakes. He didn’t go by choice.” Nami cuts in

“For what it’s worth, after this whole thing, you won’t have to work under Mama. This marriage is strictly political. If Mama wants someone a part of her crew, she wants them a part of her bloodline as well.” He pauses

“In other words, this marriage is a ritual to form a bond between the Vinsmoke Family and the Charlotte Family. That’s all. So from this point on, it’s got nothing to do with you guys,” he says.

“NOTHING TO DO WITH US? THAT’S OUR CREWMATE!” You shout jumping into action.

Pekoms yelps as you throw yourself at the him. Fist drawn back as you get ready to make contact with his furry face

“WOAH! Y/N!” You hear Nami yelp

Feeling her arms wrap around you. Pulling you off the Lion before you can do any damage. Wrapping her arms around you.

As the two of you now watch your captain jump on the bed next. Pulling Pekoms close by this collar of his shirt. 

The two guys argue before Luffy finally pushes Pekoms off the bed. The lion landed flat on his back. Luffy is standing on the bed, looking down at himself. 

Nami and you freeze seeing your captain man-handle the guy

“There’s no way Sanji would agree to a marriage like that!” Luffy shouts

“Even in the face of Mama and the vicious Vinsmoke Family? All right, but I doubt he’ll live long enough to tell the tale.” Pekoms grunts out

“What d’you know? Actually, wait a sec. What are you gonna do after this?” Luffy questions jumping on top of the man

“As soon as I’m feeling up for it, I’m heading back to Mama. I still gotta settle things with that dam Bege!” Pekoms answers

“All right, you can take me with you!” Luffy declares

“Hold on!” “Luffy!” You and Nami quickly intervene, hearing your captain's words

“Listen. I’m going without you. I'm with Robin on this one. If we go together, it’ll be like we’re trying to start a war. We don’t have time to be getting into a big fight. If I stick with this fight, then I can crash the fight.” Luffy explains his idea

“That might actually work.” You reply

“Hey! Screw you! I’m not harboring an enemy just because you say so!” Pekoms argues

“Okay? So it’s a deal! I’ll get chopper to heal you quick!” Luffy says 

Running out of the room. Not waiting around for an answer

“I never agreed to anything. I’m not done with you. Come back here!” Pekoms shouts, crawling back to the bed

“You messed up. His mind is set.” You inform the man.

Sending him a smirk, as he grunts lying back on his bed

Nami's hand finds yours. Pulling you toward the exit as you begin to hear shouts and a lot of talking. Seeing a large cat passed out

“Is this supposed this be Master Cat Viper?” You murmur to yourself

 Taking in the large animal on the floor. Wrapped in bandages, as your captain sits on top of his stomach.

Hearing him and Usopp explaining to Law what happened between Bege and Sanji. As you and Nami approach the group

“You’re kidding. Black Leg agreed to Big Mom’s plan?” Law repeats

“Mm-Hmm,” Usopp hums, nodding his head

“And you all stood there and watched and let it happen?” Law continues

“Don’t worry! I’m gonna go get him back, it’s no big deal! So, do you mind if we hold off fighting Kaido for a little?” Luffy aks

“Not really my call. Any way around it, it’s only a matter of time before Kaido comes for us. My original plan was to hide out here in Zou for a while. But now that they know where we are, we’re screwed.” Law grunts

“If they come back for us and invade this country, then its people will suffer, and it will all be our fault,” Law finishes

“That is so kind!” A gorilla mink says, tears streaming down his face.

More cries erupt from the guards, hearing the pirate's words

“OKAY, LET’S HAVE A PARTY! TIME FOR SOME BARBECUE!” Cat Viper exclaims suddenly

Sitting up right. Knocking Luffy and Chopper off him, now fully awake. Due to his people crying. Chopper scolds the man trying to help him recover

“HELL YEAH! LET’S PARTY!” Your captains agree 

Throwing a fist in the air. With a wide smile. A drink somehow finds its way into his hand. As he cheers along with the Mink Tribe and the Heart Pirates

 Huge fire pits were started, and food was quickly cooked and served.

Drinks were poured, and people sang and danced. 

“I’m gonna go find a drink or something.” You mutter to Nami

“Have fun,” Nami replies. Both unamused by the party taking place

Wandering through the crowds of people, you saw your crewmates partying with anybody who was near. 

 Spotting a table with bottles and fruits in the distance. Walking closer, you reach for a strawberry, taking a bite. 

“So you're Y/N?” A voice chimes

Looking away from the table. You turn your head to the right and see a guy with a hat covering his eyes.

His hat is black and yellow, resembling the word across the front of it, penguin. 

“Yeah? You must be penguin, from Traffy’s crew!” You say, pointing toward his hat.

 From examining his uniform alone, you knew you were right. His whole character gave away every detail you would need to know about him.

The Heart Pirates' symbol was proudly displayed on his chest.

“Exactly. Cute pet name by the way. Y’know our captain has been acting weird since he came from Dressrosa.” Penguin replies

“ It’s a nickname that Luffy gave him. And why are you telling me this randomly? I mean, I hardly know you.” You question, raising an eyebrow at the guy.

“I think you get what I’m hinting at.” He grins

“I do not. I think Law is just happy to see his crew.” You answer. Dismissing his attempts

“Mm-Hmm. And you're not avoiding talking about my captain.” Penguin teases

“I’m talking about him, am I not?” You reply smiling

“Yeah, but as an ally. Not romantically,” Penguin groans. 

Tilting his head back as he does. The fire from the pit lit up his cheeks, showing his flushed face. Taking notice of how he has also been giggling after every sentence.

 “All right, you’re very drunk.” You laugh

Bringing your hand to his shoulder. Stopping him from swaying as he laughs

“ I know, but you’re still avoiding it.” Penguin slurs, smiling stupidly. Leaning closer

“Is all of your crew this charming?” You tease

Trying to steer away from the topic of his captain. Hand meeting Penguins chest. As he slips under the influence more and more with every moment that passes.

Leaning against you for support. Slowly putting his whole weight on your hand, trying to keep him away. 

“Yeah!” He laughs out

Suddenly collapsing forward, completely throwing himself toward you. His head falls onto your shoulder, as his knees go limp. Your arms go under his as you wrap your arms around his torso, holding him up.

“Are you okay?” You gasp

Turning your head to see the man’s face. But that didn’t work well, only able to see his hat. As he drapes his arms around your neck

“Yeah. I’m just really drunk.” Penguin laughs lazily in your ear

His body barely moves as he softly laughs. Completely ready for bed, and done for the night

“PENGUIN!” Bepos shouts, running over

“OH MY! Y/N! I’M SORRY ABOUT HIM!” Bepo shrieks, running over.

The polar bear quickly pulls his crewmates off you.

“Thanks, Bepo. It wasn’t that bad.” You let out a breath, finally relieved from the weight of the man being lifted off you.

“I should be thanking you! Not only for this, but you helped our captain.” Bepo says

“We are all friends now.” You reply 

“Captain said you would say something like that.” Bepo laughs

“Your captain knows me well. Speaking of him, would you know where he is?” You question 

“I think I saw him by some of the buildings over there. Good luck finding him, I’m gonna find somewhere for him.” Bepo waves

“Goodluck. It was nice to see you again!” You say your goodbyes 

Turning away, you both head in opposite directions.

  Heading toward a figure sitting against one of the wooden buildings. Arms resting on their knees. Seeing a familiar white hat on top of his head

 Lazily walking over, you lean your back against the wall. Sliding down as you reach the floor. Sitting with your knees bent in front of you, copying Law. The two of you touching shoulders.

“How was it seeing your crew again?” You ask, turning to face the pirate

“Good. They were happy to see me again.” Law answers

Looking at you with a small smirk on his face

“From that face, you seem like you're happy to see them as well.” You smile

“Of course I am.” Law murmurs. 

He leaned his head back on the cabin behind us. Eyes open as he watches the night sky above.